Amos 8:12
New English Translation
12 People[a] will stagger from sea to sea,[b]
and from the north around to the east.
They will wander about looking for a message from the Lord,
but they will not find any.[c]
Footnotes
- Amos 8:12 tn Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Amos 8:12 tn That is, from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Dead Sea in the east—namely, across the whole land.
- Amos 8:12 tn It is not clear whether the speaker in this verse is the Lord or the prophet.
Amos 8:12
New International Version
12 People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from north to east,
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.(A)
Amos 8:12
King James Version
12 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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