Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
And from the north even to the east;
They will go to and fro to
But they will not find it.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and roam from north to east,
seeking the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.
International Standard Version
People will stagger from sea to sea, from north to east. They will run back and forth, searching for a message from the LORD, but they won't find it.
A Conservative Version
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 LORD, and shall not find it.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
“People shall stagger from sea to sea [to the very ends of the earth]
And from the north even to the east;
They will roam here and there to seek the word of the Lord [longing for it as essential for life],
But they will not find it.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And they wandered from sea even to sea, and from the north and even to the sunrising, they shall run up and down to seek the word of Jehovah and they shall not find.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they will wander from sea to sea and from [the] north and to [the] east. They will roam about to seek the word of Yahweh, but they will not find [it]!
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So that they shall go from the one sea to the other, yea from the north unto the east, running about to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
NET Bible
People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a revelation from the Lord, but they will not find any.
New Heart English Bible
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 the LORD, and will not find it.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore shall men rove about - from sea to sea, and from the north even unto sunrise, - they shall run to and fro - seeking the word of Yahweh, but shall not find it .
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Famine » Illustrative of » A dearth of the means of grace
Prophets » The jews » Often left without, on account of sin
The word of God » The time when there is a word of God famine
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 8:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Basket Of Ripe Fruit
11 See, the days are coming, says the Lord God, when I will send times of great need on the land, not need of food or desire for water, but for hearing the words of the Lord. 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. 13 In that day the fair virgins and the young men will be feeble from need of water.
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6
The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.
Ezekiel 20:3
Son of man, say to the responsible men of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: Have you come to get directions from me? By my life, says the Lord, you will get no directions from me.
Ezekiel 20:31
And when you give your offerings, causing your sons to go through the fire, you make yourselves unclean with all your images to this day; and will you come to me for directions, O children of Israel? By my life, says the Lord, you will get no direction from me.
Daniel 12:4
But as for you, O Daniel, let the words be kept secret and the book rolled up and kept shut till the time of the end: numbers will be going out of the way and troubles will be increased.
Matthew 11:25-27
At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
Matthew 12:30
Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.
Matthew 24:23-26
Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;
Romans 9:31-33
But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.
Romans 11:7-10
What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.
2 Timothy 3:6-7
For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,