Amós 8:12

12 Os homens vaguearão de um mar a outro,do Norte ao Oriente,buscando a palavra do SENHOR,mas não a encontrarão.

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 Transformarei as suas festas em velórioe todos os seus cânticos em lamentação.Farei que todos vocês vistam roupas de lutoe rapem a cabeça.Farei daquele dia um dia de luto por um filho único,e o fim dele, como um dia de amargura.

11 “Estão chegando os dias”, declara o SENHOR, o Soberano,“em que enviarei fome a toda esta terra;não fome de comida nem sede de água,mas fome e sede de ouvir as palavras do SENHOR.

12 Os homens vaguearão de um mar a outro,do Norte ao Oriente,buscando a palavra do SENHOR,mas não a encontrarão.

13 “Naquele dia, as jovens belas e os rapazes fortesdesmaiarão de sede.

14 Aqueles que juram pela vergonha de Samaria,e os que dizem: ‘Juro pelo nome do seu deus, ó Dã’ou ‘Juro pelo nome do deus de Berseba’,cairão, para nunca mais se levantar!”