Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
Amos 8:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) They will wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will run back and forth to seek the word of the LORD, and will not find it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [the people] shall wander from sea to sea and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord [inquiring for and requiring it as one requires food], but shall not find it. American Standard Version (1901) And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it. Common English Bible They will wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they will roam all around, seeking the LORD’s word, but they won’t find it. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will move even from sea to sea, and from the North all the way to the East. They will wander around seeking the word of the Lord, and they will not find it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they shall move from sea to sea, and from the north to the east: they shall go about seeking the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. |
Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.
Son of man, speak to the elders of Yisra'el, and tell them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.
and when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, do you pollute yourselves with all your idols to this day? and shall I be inquired of by you, house of Yisra'el? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you;
But you, Daniyel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run back and forth, and knowledge shall be increased.*
They will go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they won't find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.
*He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters.
The child Shemu'el ministered to the LORD before `Eli. The word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.