12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Amos 8:12:1 ⧉וְנָעוּ֙venauand they shall wander Amos 8:12:2 ⧉מִיָּ֣םmiyamfrom sea Amos 8:12:3 ⧉עַד־יָ֔םadyamunto sea Amos 8:12:4 ⧉וּמִצָּפ֖וֹןumitstsafonand from north Amos 8:12:5 ⧉וְעַד־מִזְרָ֑חveadmizrakhand unto east Amos 8:12:6 ⧉יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּyeshottetuthey shall roam about Amos 8:12:7 ⧉לְבַקֵּ֥שׁlevakkeshto seek Amos 8:12:8 ⧉אֶת־דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖הetdevaryahwehthe word of the LORD Amos 8:12:9 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Amos 8:12:10 ⧉יִמְצָֽאוּ׃yimtseuthey shall find |
12. Formal Translation And they will totter from sea to sea, and from the north to the east; they will scour about to seek the word of the LORD {Yahweh, Silent Sovereign}, but they will not find it. |
12. Dynamic Translation They will stumble from one sea to another, and from the north toward the sunrise; they will crisscross looking for the word of the LORD {Yahweh, Withheld Voice}, yet they will not locate it. |