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Amos 8:12

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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.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall wander from sea to sea,

and from north to east;

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

but they shall not find it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English 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!

KJV 1900King 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.