Amos

Amos 8:12

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
People will stagger	וְנָעוּ֙	wə·nā·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
from sea	מִיָּ֣ם	mî·yām	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
sea	יָ֔ם	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and roam	יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ	yə·šō·wṭ·ṭū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7751 go or rove about
from north	וּמִצָּפ֖וֹן	ū·miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
east	מִזְרָ֑ח	miz·rāḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
seeking	לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but they will not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
find it	יִמְצָֽאוּ׃	yim·ṣā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.