Verse 12
Amos 8:12
GOD'S WORD Translation
12
They will wander from sea to sea,
and from the north even to the east;
they will run back and forth to seek Yahweh’s word,
and will not find it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/נָעוּ֙ מִ/יָּ֣ם עַד יָ֔ם וּ/מִ/צָּפ֖וֹן וְ/עַד מִזְרָ֑ח יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת דְּבַר יְהוָ֖ה וְ/לֹ֥א יִמְצָֽאוּ
English Translation
And they shall wander from sea to sea and from the north to the east; they shall roam to seek the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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an...
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10
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11
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not a famine o...
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12
They will wander from sea to sea,
and from the north even to the east;
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13
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14
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