Amos 8:12
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they shall wander from sea to sea,.... From the sea of Tiberias, or Galilee; or from the Dead sea, the lake…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They shall wander - Literally, “reel.” The word is used of the reeling of drunkards, of the swaying to and fro of trees…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They shall wander front sea to sea - From the Mediterranean to the Dead Sea or from west to east, and from north to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Amos 8:11-14
In these verses is threatened,
I. A general judgment of spiritual famine coming upon the whole land, a famine of the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
wander go tottering (comp. on Amo 4:8), with allusion to the uncertain gait of persons partly (Amo 8:8) exhausted, and…
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