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Amos 8:12

NETBible	People¹ will stagger from sea to sea,² and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a revelation from³ the Lord, but they will not find any.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Amo 8:12	Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.
NASB © biblegateway Amo 8:12	"People will stagger from sea to sea And from the north even to the east; They will go to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, But they will not find it.
NLT © biblegateway Amo 8:12	People will stagger everywhere from sea to sea, searching for the word of the LORD, running here and going there, but they will not find it.
MSG © biblegateway Amo 8:12	People will drift from one end of the country to the other, roam to the north, wander to the east. They'll go anywhere, listen to anyone, hoping to hear GOD's Word--but they won't hear it.
BBE © SABDAweb Amo 8:12	And they will go wandering from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, running here and there in search of the word of the Lord, and they will not get it.
NRSV © bibleoremus Amo 8:12	They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.
NKJV © biblegateway Amo 8:12	They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, But shall not find it .
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KJV	And they shall wander <05128> (8804) from sea <03220> to sea <03220>_, and from the north <06828> even to the east <04217>_, they shall run to and fro <07751> (8787) to seek <01245> (8763) the word <01697> of the LORD <03068>_, and shall not find <04672> (8799) [it].
NASB © biblegateway Amo 8:12	"People will stagger <05128> from sea <03220> to sea <03220> And from the north <06828> even to the east <04217> ; They will go <07751> to and fro <07751> to seek <01245> the word <01697> of the LORD <03068> , But they will not find <04672> it.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ saleuyhsontai <4531> V-FPI-3P udata <5204> N-APN ewv <2193> PREP yalasshv <2281> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ apo <575> PREP borra {N-GSM} ewv <2193> PREP anatolwn <395> N-GPF peridramountai <4063> V-FMI-3P zhtountev <2212> V-PAPNP ton <3588> T-ASM logon <3056> N-ASM kuriou <2962> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV eurwsin <2147> V-AAS-3P
NET [draft] ITL	People will stagger <05128> from sea <03220> to <05704> sea <03220> , and from the north <06828> around to <05704> the east <04217> . They will wander about <07751> looking <01245> for a revelation <01697> from the Lord <03068> , but they will not <03808> find <04672> any.
HEBREW	waumy <04672> alw <03808> hwhy <03068> rbd <01697> ta <0853> sqbl <01245> wjjwsy <07751> xrzm <04217> dew <05704> Nwpumw <06828> My <03220> de <05704> Mym <03220> wenw (8:12) <05128>

NETBible

People¹ will stagger from sea to sea,² and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a revelation from³ the Lord, but they will not find any.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn That is, from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east – that is, across the whole land.

³tn Heb “looking for the word of.”

⁴tn It is not clear whether the speaker in this verse is the Lord or the prophet.