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Amos 8:12

People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.

BSB

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ASV

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 Jehovah, and shall not find it.

KJV

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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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנָעוּ֙ve.na.'Uand people will staggerH5128
מִיָּ֣םmi.Yamfrom seaH3220
עַד־'ad-toH5704
יָ֔םYamseaH3220
וּמִצָּפ֖וֹןu.mi.tza.Fonand from [the] northH6828
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH5704
מִזְרָ֑חmiz.Rach[the] eastH4217
יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּye.sho.Tuthey will rove aboutH7751
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.Keshto seekH1245
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִמְצָֽאוּ׃yim.Tza.'uthey will find [it]H4672

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About Amos

The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain