Amos 8:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"People will staggerוְנָעוּ֙
(ve·na·'u)
5128: to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, tottera prim. root
from seaמִיָּ֣ם
(mi·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
to seaיָ֔ם
(yam,)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
And from the northוּמִצָּפֹ֖ון
(u·mi·tza·fo·vn)
6828: northfrom tsaphan
even to the east;מִזְרָ֑ח
(miz·rach;)
4217: place of sunrise, the eastfrom zarach
They will go to and froיְשֹֽׁוטְט֛וּ
(ye·sho·vt·tu)
7751a: to go or rove abouta prim. root
to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
(le·vak·kesh)
1245: to seeka prim. root
the wordדְּבַר־
(de·var-)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the LORD,יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
But they will not findיִמְצָֽאוּ׃
(yim·tza·'u.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
And they shall wander
nuwa`  (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.
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