Amos 7:7–15

7 Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing 1by a 2vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.

8 The Lord said to me, “aWhat do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold I am about to put a bplumb line

In the midst of My people Israel.

I will 1cspare them no longer.

9 “The ahigh places of Isaac will be desolated

And the bsanctuaries of Israel laid waste.

Then I will crise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

Amos Accused, Answers

10 Then Amaziah, the apriest of Bethel, sent word to bJeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has cconspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.

11 “For thus Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’ ”

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “aGo, you seer, flee away to the land of Judah and there eat bread and there do your prophesying!

13 “But ano longer prophesy at Bethel, for it is a bsanctuary of the king and a royal 1residence.”

14 Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the ason of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a 1grower of sycamore figs.

15 “But the Lord took me from 1following the flock and the Lord said to me, ‘Go aprophesy to My people Israel.’