SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:12
E irán errantes de mar a mar; desde el norte hasta el oriente discurrirán buscando palabra del SEÑOR, y no la hallarán.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Amos 8:12
Verse 12. They shall wander front sea to sea] From the Mediterranean to the Dead Sea or from west to east, and from north to south, to seek the word of the Lord; to find a prophet, or any person authorized by God to show them the end of their calamities. In this state they shall continue, because they have rejected Him who is the bread of life.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 12. And they shall wander from sea to sea , etc.] 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).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-14 - Here was a token of God's highest displeasure. At any time, and most in a time of trouble, a famine of the word of God is the heavies judgment. To many this is no affliction, yet some will feel it very much, and will travel far to hear a good sermon; they feel the loss of the mercies others foolishly sin away. But when God visits backsliding church, their own plans and endeavours to find out a way of salvation, will stand them in no stead. And the most amiable an zealous would perish, for want of the water of life, which Christ onl can bestow. Let us value our advantages, seek to profit by them, an fear sinning them away __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ונעו 5128 מים 3220 עד 5704 ים 3220 ומצפון 6828 ועד 5704 מזרח 4217 ישׁוטטו 7751 לבקשׁ 1245 את 853 דבר 1697 יהוה 3068 ולא 3808 ימצאו׃ 4672
