Amos 4:8

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!

Amos 8:12

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 

[4:8]  ¹ tn The words “people from” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[4:8]  ² tn Heb “to drink.”

[4:8]  ³ tn Or “were not satisfied.”

[8:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:12]  ⁵ tn That is, from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east – that is, across the whole land.

[8:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “looking for the word of.”

[8:12]  ⁷ tn It is not clear whether the speaker in this verse is the Lord or the prophet.