Amos 7:10–17

AMAZIAH’S OPPOSITION

¹⁰Amaziah the priest^ac of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you^ad right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words, ¹¹for Amos has said this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.’ ”^ae

¹²Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer!^af Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living^A and give your prophecies there, ¹³but don’t ever prophesy^ag at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary^ah and a royal temple.”

¹⁴So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was^B not a prophet or the son of a prophet;^Cai rather, I was^B a herdsman,^aj and I took care of sycamore figs. ¹⁵But the Lord took me from following the flock^ak and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ ”^al

¹⁶Now hear the word of the Lord. You say:

Do not prophesy^am against Israel;

do not preach^an against the house of Isaac.

¹⁷Therefore, this is what the Lord says:

Your wife will be a prostitute in the city,^a

your sons and daughters will fall by the sword,^b

and your land will be divided up

with a measuring line.

You yourself will die on pagan^D soil,^c

and Israel will certainly go into exile^d

from its homeland.