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12 People will stagger from sea to sea
    and wander from north to east,
in search of the word of the Lord,
    but they will not find it.
13 On that day, fair maidens and young men
    will faint from thirst.
14 Those who swear by the shameful idol of Samaria
    and say, “As your god lives, O Dan,”
and, “By the sacred path to Beer-sheba,”
    will all fall and never rise again.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:14 A reference to illegitimate or pagan practices, an oath, being also a profession of religious faith.