Amos 8:12 · KJV
“And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find {it}.”
— Amos 8:12
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
Amos 8 — Context
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only {son}, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
11Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
12And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find {it}.
13In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. {manner: Heb. way}
Cross References
Romans 11:7-10
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded {blinded: or, hardened}
2 Timothy 3:6-7
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
Matthew 12:30
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.
Matthew 24:23-26
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here {is} Christ, or there; believe {it} not.
Daniel 12:4
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, {even} to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Romans 9:31-33
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Ezekiel 20:31
For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? {As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.