Amos 8:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.”
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“People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 Jehovah, and shall not find it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And they have wandered from sea unto sea, And from north even unto east, They go to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, And they do not find.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Amos 8:12 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
- Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
- Ezekiel 20:3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
- Ezekiel 20:31When you offer your gifts, sacrificing your sons in the fire, you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. So should I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be consulted by you!
- Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
- Hosea 5:6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.
- Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- Matthew 12:30He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- Matthew 24:23At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
- Romans 9:31but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
- Romans 11:7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
- 2 Timothy 3:6They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
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