NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And they shall wandernuwa` (noo'-ah) to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined) from sea yam (yawm) from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward). to sea yam (yawm) from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward). and from the north tsaphown (tsaw-fone') hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind). even to the east mizrach (miz-rawkh') sunrise, i.e. the east -- east (side, -ward), (sun-)rising (of the sun). they shall run to and fro shuwt (shoot) to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel -- go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro. to seek baqash (baw-kash') to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after the word dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. and shall not find matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present it Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "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. King James Bible 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 Christian 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. 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. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation People will wander from sea to sea and roam from the north to the east, searching for the word of the LORD. But they won't find it. King James 2000 Bible 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. Links Amos 8:12Amos 8:12 NIV Amos 8:12 NLT Amos 8:12 ESV Amos 8:12 NASB Amos 8:12 KJV |