Amos 8:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And they shall wanderוְנָעוּ֙h5128
3from seaיָ֔םh3220
2עַדh5704
3from seaיָ֔םh3220
4and from the northוּמִצָּפ֖וֹןh6828
5וְעַדh5704
6even to the eastמִזְרָ֑חh4217
7they shall run to and froיְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּh7751
8to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁh1245
9אֶתh853
10the wordדְּבַרh1697
11of the LORDיְהוָ֖הh3068
12וְלֹ֥אh3808
13and shall not findיִמְצָֽאוּ׃h4672

Other Translations

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.

World English Bible (WEB)

They will wander from sea to sea, And from the north even to the east; They will run back and forth to seek the word of Yahweh, And will not find it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And they have wandered from sea unto sea, And from north even unto east, They go to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, And they do not find.