4:8 People from 1 two or three cities staggered into one city to get 2 water,
but remained thirsty. 3
Still you did not come back to me.”
The Lord is speaking!
8:12 People 4 will stagger from sea to sea, 5
and from the north around to the east.
They will wander about looking for a revelation from 6 the Lord,
but they will not find any. 7
1 tn The words “people from” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 tn Heb “to drink.”
3 tn Or “were not satisfied.”
4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn That is, from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east – that is, across the whole land.
6 tn Heb “looking for the word of.”
7 tn It is not clear whether the speaker in this verse is the