Amos 8:12 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they have wandered from sea unto sea, And from north even unto east, They go to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, And they do not find.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

And [the people] 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 [inquiring for and requiring it as one requires food], but shall not find it.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And [the people] 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 [inquiring for and requiring it as one requires food], but shall not find it.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of Jehovah, and shall not find it.

English EASY 2024

People will travel everywhere in the country, north and south, east and west. They will want to hear a message from the Lord, but there will be nothing for them to hear.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The people will wander around the country, from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the north part of the country to the east. They will go back and forth looking for a message from the Lord, but they will not find it.

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

People will wander from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean and then on around from the north to the east. They will look everywhere for a message from the Lord, but they will not find it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

People will wander from sea to sea And from the north even to the east; They will go to and fro to seek the word of Yahweh, But they will not find it.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They will wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they will run back and forth to seek the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then shall they wander from sea to sea and rove from the north to the east In search of the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

People 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.

English NIV

Men 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.

English NKJ 1982

They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord, But shall not find it.

English NLT

People will stagger everywhere from sea to sea, searching for the word of the LORD, running here and going there, but they will not find it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They shall wander from sea to sea, and from north to east; they shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, but they shall not find it.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

People will stagger from sea to sea and wander from the north to the east searching for a revelation from Yahweh, but they will not hear from me.

English RSV (Revised 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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Men will wander everywhere from sea to sea, seeking the word of the Lord, searching, running here and going there, but will not find it.

English Tyndale 1537

so that they shall go from the one sea to the other, yea from the north unto the east, running about to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

Amos 8:12 — Compare Translations