will send a famine in the land, not a famine of
bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord. 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.
"In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. They
that have followed the idols of Samaria, and sworn by the god of Dan, and
followed the manner of Beersheba, shall fall, and never rise up again."
Amos 3:2: "Ye only have I known of all the families of the earth for my
people."
Daniel 12:7. Having described all the extent of the reign of the Messiah, he
says: "All these things shall be finished, when the scattering of the people
of Israel shall be accomplished."
Haggai 2:4: "Ye who, comparing this second house with the glory of the
first, despise it, be strong, saith the Lord, be strong, O Zerubbabel, and O
Jesus, the high priest, be strong, all ye people of the land, and work. For
I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts; according to the word that I
covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among
you. Fear ye not.