Amos 7:10–17

Amaziah’s Opposition

¹⁰Amaziah the priest ⁱof Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you ^jright 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.’ ” ^k

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

¹⁴So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was ^pnot a prophet or the son of a prophet; ^qrrather, I was ^sa herdsman, ^tand I took care of sycamore figs. ¹⁵But the Lord took me from following the flock ^uand said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ ” ^v

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

Do not prophesy ^wagainst Israel;

do not preach ^xagainst the house of Isaac.

¹⁷Therefore, this is what the Lord says:

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

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

and your land will be divided up

with a measuring line.

You yourself will die on pagan ^asoil, ^b

and Israel will certainly go into exile ^c

from its homeland.