Amos 8:12

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

They shall wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord, but they shall 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, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running back and forth, and evil shall increase.”

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for one who understands.

Ezekiel 20:31

When you offer your gifts and make your children pass through the fire, you defile yourselves with all your idols to this day. And shall I be consulted by you, O house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord God, I will not be consulted by you.

Ezekiel 20:3

Mortal, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Why are you coming? To consult me? As I live, says the Lord God, I will not be consulted by you.

1 Samuel 3:1

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint, but happy are those who keep the law.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

Hosea 5:6

With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.