Amos 8:12

New International Reader's Version

People will wander from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean. They will travel from north to east. They will look for a message from me. But they will not find it.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:28

“Then you will call to me. But I won’t answer. You will look for me. But you won’t find me.

Proverbs 14:6

Those who make fun of others look for wisdom and don’t find it. But knowledge comes easily to those who understand what is right.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no message from God, people don’t control themselves. But blessed is the one who obeys wisdom’s instruction.

Ezekiel 20:3

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “Have you come to ask me for advice? I will not let you do that,” announces the Lord and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive.” ’

Ezekiel 20:31

You make yourselves ‘unclean’ by offering sacrifices to other gods. You even sacrifice your children in the fire. You continue to do these things to this day. People of Israel, should I let you ask me for advice? I will not let you do that,” announces the Lord and King. “And that is just as sure as I am alive.

Daniel 12:4

But I want you to roll up this scroll, Daniel. Seal it until the time of the end. Many people will go here and there to increase their knowledge.”

Hosea 5:6

Israel will come to worship the Lord. They will bring their animals to offer as sacrifices. But they will not find him. He has turned away from them.

Matthew 12:30

“Anyone who is not with me is against me. Anyone who does not gather sheep with me scatters them.

1 Samuel 3:1

The boy Samuel served the Lord under the direction of Eli. In those days the Lord didn’t give many messages to his people. He didn’t give them many visions.