Amos 8:12
And they shall be moved altogether from the sea till to the sea, and from the north till to the east they shall compass about, seeking the word of the Lord, and they shall not find.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- שׁוּטshûwṭproperly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to
- נוּעַnûwaʻto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
- מִזְרָחmizrâchsunrise, i.e. the east
- צָפוֹןtsâphôwnproperly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
- בָּקַשׁbâqashto search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to striv
- יָםyâma sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article),
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 11:7–10, 2Ti 3:6–7, Mat 12:30, Pro 14:6, Mat 24:23–26, Dan 12:4, Rom 9:31–33