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Amos 8:12–13

12  xThey shall wander from sea to sea,

and from north to east;

they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord,

ybut they shall not find it.

13  z“In that day the lovely virgins and the young men

shall afaint for thirst.

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Amos 8:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 People 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.

13 “In that day

“the lovely young women and strong young men

will faint because of thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 People will stagger from sea to sea

and wander from border to border

searching for the word of the Lord,

but they will not find it.

13 Beautiful girls and strong young men

will grow faint in that day,

thirsting for the Lord’s word.

Amos 8:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

13 “In that day the fair virgins

And strong young men

Shall faint from thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 They will wander from the Mediterranean Sea to the Dead Sea,

from the north to the east.

They will search for the word of the Lord,

but they won’t find it.

13 At that time the beautiful young women and the young men

will become weak from thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 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. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and the young men faint for thirst;

Amos 8:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 People will wander from sea to sea 

and roam from the north to the east, 

searching for the Lord’s word. 

But they won’t find it. 

13 On that day beautiful young women and strong young men 

will faint because of their thirst. 

Amos 8:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 People will stagger from sea to sea

and roam from north to east,

seeking the word of the Lord,

but they will not find it.

13 In that day the beautiful young women,

the young men also, will faint from thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

13 In that day the beautiful young women and the young men

shall faint for thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 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! 13 In that day the beautiful young women and the young men will faint because of thirst.

Amos 8:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 People will wander from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean.

They will travel from north to east.

They will look for a message from me.

But they will not find it.

13 “At that time

“the lovely young women and strong young men

will faint because they are so thirsty.

Amos 8:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.

13 “In that day the beautiful virgins

And the young men will faint from thirst.


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