Amós 8:12

12 Y vagarán de mar a mar, y del norte hasta el oriente; andarán de aquí para allá en busca de la palabra del SEÑOR, pero no la encontrarán.

Amós 8:12 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 8:12

And they shall wander from sea to sea
From the sea of Tiberias, or Galilee; or from the Dead sea, the lake Asphaltites; or from the Red sea, which was to the south of the land of Israel, to the great sea, which is to the west, as Aben Ezra: so the Targum,

``from the sea to the west;''

that is, to the Mediterranean sea: and from the north even to the east;
proceeding from the south to the west, they shall turn from thence to the north, and so to the east, which describes the borders of the land of Canaan, ( Numbers 34:3-12 ) ; and the sense is, that they shall go to and fro;
throughout the whole land, and all over it, to seek the word of the Lord;
not the written word, but the interpretation of it; doctrine from before the Lord, as the Targum; the preaching of the word, or ministers to instruct them in it; or the word of prophecy, and prophets to tell them when it would be better times, and how long their present distress should last: and shall not find [it];
there should be no ministry, no preaching, no prophesying; as never since among the ten tribes, so it has been the case of the Jews, the two tribes, upon the rejection of the Messiah; the Gospel was taken from them; no tidings could they hear of the Messiah, though they ran to and fro to find him, it being told them Lo, here, and Lo, there; see ( John 7:34-36 ) ( Luke 17:22 ) .

Amós 8:12 In-Context

10 Entonces cambiaré vuestras fiestas en llanto y todos vuestros cantos en lamento; pondré cilicio sobre todo lomo y calvicie sobre toda cabeza; haré que sea como duelo por hijo único, y su fin, como día de amargura.

11 He aquí, vienen díasdeclara el Señor DIOS en que enviaré hambre sobre la tierra, no hambre de pan, ni sed de agua, sino de oír las palabras del SEÑOR.

12 Y vagarán de mar a mar, y del norte hasta el oriente; andarán de aquí para allá en busca de la palabra del SEÑOR, pero no la encontrarán.

13 En aquel día las doncellas hermosas y los jóvenes desfallecerán de sed.

14 Los que juran por el pecado de Samaria, y dicen: "Viva tu dios, oh Dan", y "Viva el camino de Beerseba", caerán y nunca más se levantarán.