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12 And they will wander from sea to sea and from the north and to the east. They will roam about to seek the word of Yahweh, but they will not find it! 13 In that day the beautiful young women and the young men will faint because of thirst. 14 These are those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say, ‘By the life of your gods, O Dan,’ and ‘By the life of the way of Beersheba,’ they will fall and they will not rise again.”

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12 People 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.(A)

13 “In that day

“the lovely young women and strong young men(B)
    will faint because of thirst.(C)
14 Those who swear by the sin of Samaria(D)
    who say, ‘As surely as your god lives, Dan,’(E)
    or, ‘As surely as the god[a] of Beersheba(F) lives’—
    they will fall,(G) never to rise again.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:14 Hebrew the way