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Amos 8:12

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

People will search everywhere — from one coast to the other, from north to east — desperately looking for God's word. They'll run around trying to find it, but it won't be there.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you ignore God's voice long enough, one day you might search everywhere and find only silence.

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