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Amos 8:12 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Amos 8:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 8 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 8:12
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 (וְנָעוּ מִיָּם עַד־יָם וּמִצָּפוֹן וְעַד־מִזְרָח יְשׁוֹטְטוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־דְּבַר־יְהוָה וְלֹא יִמְצָאוּ, v'na'u miyam ad-yam umitzafon v'ad-mizrach y'shot'tu l'vakeish et-d'var YHWH v'lo yimtza'u)—The verbs intensify desperate search: נוּעַ (nua, 'to wander'), שׁוֹטֵט (shotet, 'to run to and fro'), בָּקַשׁ (bakash, 'to seek earnestly'). Yet לֹא יִמְצָאוּ (lo yimtza'u, 'they will not find')—God's Word becomes unavailable.This describes spiri...
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Cross-References for Amos 8:12
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“that he didn't obtain”
“and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins”
“Daniel”
“and doesn't find it”
“following after a law of righteousness”
“Jesus answered”