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.
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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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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָעוּ֙ | ve.na.'U | and people will stagger | H5128 → |
| מִיָּ֣ם | mi.Yam | from sea | H3220 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | to | H5704 → |
| יָ֔ם | Yam | sea | H3220 → |
| וּמִצָּפ֖וֹן | u.mi.tza.Fon | and from [the] north | H6828 → |
| וְעַד־ | ve.'ad- | and to | H5704 → |
| מִזְרָ֑ח | miz.Rach | [the] east | H4217 → |
| יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ | ye.sho.Tu | they will rove about | H7751 → |
| לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | le.va.Kesh | to seek | H1245 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| דְּבַר־ | de.var- | [the] word of | H1697 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יִמְצָֽאוּ׃ | yim.Tza.'u | they will find [it] | H4672 → |
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