Amos 8:12-13

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.

8:13 In that day your beautiful young women and your young men will faint from thirst.


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

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

tn Heb “looking for the word of.”

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

tn Heb “the.”

tn Or “virgins.”

tn Heb “the.”

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