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12 People will wander from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean.
    They will travel from north to east.
They will look for a message from me.
    But they will not find it.

13 “At that time

“the lovely young women and strong young men
    will faint because they are so thirsty.
14 Some people make promises in the name of Samaria’s god.
    That god has led them astray.
Others say, ‘People of Dan, you can be sure
    that your god is alive.’
Still others say, ‘You can be sure
    that Beersheba’s god is alive.’
But all these people will fall dead.
    They will never get 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