Amós 8:12

12 La gente deambulará de mar a mar
y vagará de frontera a frontera
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 Convertiré sus celebraciones en lamentos
y su cantar en llanto.
Se vestirán de luto
y se raparán la cabeza en señal de dolor,
como si su único hijo hubiera muerto.
¡Qué tan amargo será ese día!

11 »Ciertamente se acerca la hora —dice el Señor
Soberano—
cuando enviaré hambre a la tierra,
no será hambre de pan ni sed de agua,
sino hambre de oír las palabras del Señor
.

12 La gente deambulará de mar a mar
y vagará de frontera a frontera
en busca de la palabra del Señor
,
pero no la encontrarán.

13 En aquel día, las jóvenes hermosas y los muchachos fuertes se desmayarán,
sedientos por la palabra del Señor
.

14 Y los que juran por los vergonzosos ídolos de Samaria,
los que hacen juramentos en nombre del dios de Dan
y votos en nombre del dios de Beerseba,
todos caerán y nunca más se levantarán».