Amos 8:12 - Modern English Version

¹² They will wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they will run back and forth to seek the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And [the people] 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 [inquiring for and requiring it as one requires food], but shall not find it.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² 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.

Common English Bible

¹² They will wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they will roam all around, seeking the LORD’s word, but they won’t find it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And they will move even from sea to sea, and from the North all the way to the East. They will wander around seeking the word of the Lord, and they will not find it.

Amos 8:12 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 1:28

“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and does not find it, but knowledge comes easily to him who is discerning.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people perish, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

Ezekiel 20:3

Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Do you come to inquire of Me? As I live, says the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.

Ezekiel 20:31

When you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, you pollute yourselves with all your idols, even to this day. And shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, says the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you.

Daniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Hosea 5:6

With their flocks and their herds they will go to seek the Lord, but they will not find Him. He has withdrawn from them.

Matthew 12:30

“He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

1 Samuel 3:1

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days. There was no vision coming forth.