Amos 8:12

New International Version

People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

Cross References

Matthew 12:30

“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

Daniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”

Proverbs 14:6

The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

Ezekiel 20:31

When you offer your gifts—the sacrifice of your children in the fire—you continue to defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. Am I to let you inquire of me, you Israelites? As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will not let you inquire of me.

Ezekiel 20:3

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Have you come to inquire of me? As surely as I live, I will not let you inquire of me, declares the Sovereign Lord.’

1 Samuel 3:1

The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.

Proverbs 1:28

“Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,

Hosea 5:6

When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the Lord, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.