"People will staggerfrom seato seaAnd from the northeven to the east;They will goto and froto seekthe wordof the LORD,But they will not find[it].
"Thenthey will callon me, but I will not answer;They will seekme diligentlybut they will not findme,
A scofferseekswisdomand [finds] none,But knowledgeis easyto one who hasunderstanding.
Where thereis novision,the peopleare unrestrained,But happyis he who keepsthe law.
"Sonof man,speakto the eldersof Israeland sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Do you cometo inquireof Me? As I live,"declaresthe LordGOD,"I will not be inquiredof by you."'
"When you offeryour gifts,when you cause your sonsto passthrough the fire,you are defilingyourselves with allyour idolsto this day.And shall I be inquiredof by you, O houseof Israel?As I live,"declaresthe LordGOD,"I will not be inquiredof by you.
"But as for you, Daniel,concealthese wordsand sealup the bookuntilthe endof time;manywill gobackand forth,and knowledgewill increase."
They will gowith their flocksand herdsTo seekthe LORD,but they will not find[Him]; He has withdrawnfrom them.
"He who is not with Me is againstMe; and he who does not gatherwith Me scatters.
Now the boySamuelwas ministeringto the LORDbeforeEli.And wordfrom the LORDwas rarein thosedays,visionswere infrequent.
