Amos 8:12

Amos 8:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

12People 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.

12“People will stagger from sea to sea

And from the north even to the east;

They will roam about to seek the word of the Lord,

But they will not find it.

12People 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.

12“People shall stagger from sea to sea [to the very ends of the earth]

And from the north even to the east;

They will roam here and there to seek the word of the Lord [longing for it as essential for life],

But they will not find it.

12People will stagger from sea to sea

and roam from north to east,

seeking the word of the Lord,

but they will not find it.

12People 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.