Amos 8:12
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.
KJV
Et commovebuntur a mari usque ad mare, et ab aquilone usque ad orientem : circuibunt quærentes verbum Domini, et non invenient.
Vulgate
καὶ σαλευθήσονται ὕδατα τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ ἀπὸ βορρᾶ ἕως ἀνατολῶν περιδραμοῦνται ζητοῦντες τὸν λόγον Κυρίου καὶ οὐ μὴ εὕρωσιν.
LXX
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.
ASV
וְ/נָעוּ֙ מִ/יָּ֣ם עַד יָ֔ם וּ/מִ/צָּפ֖וֹן וְ/עַד מִזְרָ֑ח יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ לְ/בַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת דְּבַר יְהוָ֖ה וְ/לֹ֥א יִמְצָֽאוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Matt 25:10 — And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
- Rom 11:7 — What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.