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.
They shall wander from sea to sea - i:e., from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean, from east to west.
Wander - literally, reel, like drunken men, bewildered wandering.
And from the north even to the east - where we might expect 'from north to south.' But so alienated was Israel from Judah, that no Israelite even then would think of repairing southward - i:e., to Jerusalem-for religious information. The circuit is traced as in Numbers 34:3, etc., except that the south is omitted. Their seeking the word of the Lord would not be from a sincere desire to obey God, but under the pressure of punishment.