12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the North even unto the East shall they run to and fro to seek the [a]word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

13 In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men perish for thirst.

14 They that swear by the sin [b]of Samaria, and that say, Thy God, O Dan, liveth, and [c]the manner of Beersheba liveth, even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:12 Whereby he showeth that they shall not only perish in body, but also in soul for lack of God’s word, which is the food thereof.
  2. Amos 8:14 For the idolaters did use to swear by their idols: which here he calleth their sin, as the Papists yet do by theirs.
  3. Amos 8:14 That is, the common manner of worshipping, and the service or religion there used.

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