Amos 8:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The people will wander around the country, from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the north part of the country to the east. They will go back and forth looking for a message from the Lord, but they will not find it.

Cross References

Matthew 12:30

Whoever is not with me is against me. And anyone who does not work with me is working against me.

Daniel 12:4

“But you, Daniel, keep this message a secret. You must close the book and keep this secret until the time of the end. Many people will go here and there looking for true knowledge, and the true knowledge will increase.”

Proverbs 14:6

Anyone who makes fun of wisdom will never find it, but knowledge comes easily to those who understand its value.

Ezekiel 20:31

You are giving the same kind of gifts. You are putting your children in the fire as a gift to your false gods. You are still making yourself filthy with these filthy idols today! Do you really think that I should let you come to me and ask me for advice? I am the Lord GOD. By my life, I swear that I will not answer your questions or give you advice!

Ezekiel 20:3

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel. Tell them ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to ask me what you should do? I, the Lord GOD, tell you that, as surely as I live, I will not listen to you.’

1 Samuel 3:1

The boy Samuel was Eli’s helper and served the Lord with him. At that time the Lord did not speak directly to people very often. There were very few visions.

Proverbs 29:18

If a nation is not guided by God, the people will lose self-control, but the nation that obeys God’s law will be happy.

Proverbs 1:28

“Fools will call for me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me.

Hosea 5:6

“The leaders of the people went to look for the Lord. They took their sheep and cattle with them, but they did not find the Lord because he refused to accept them.