Text -- Amos 8:12 (NET)

8:12 People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a revelation from the Lord, but they will not find any.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Amo 8:12

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn That is, from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east – that is, across the whole land.

³ tn Heb “looking for the word of.”

⁴ tn It is not clear whether the speaker in this verse is the Lord or the prophet.