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12 And they shall wander from yam to yam, and from the tzafon (north) even to the mizrach (east), they shall run to and fro to seek the Devar Hashem, and shall not find it.

13 In that Yom shall the betulot hayafot (fair virgins) and bochurim faint for thirst.

14 They that swear by the sin of Shomron, and say, Chai Elohecha, O Dan; and, The Derech Beer Sheva liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up 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