Berean Standard Bible

Amos 7:9-16

9The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”

10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words, 11for this is what Amos has said:

‘Jeroboam will die by the sword,and Israel will surely go into exile,away from their homeland.’”

12And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. 13But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”

14“I was not1 a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son2 of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. 15But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say:

‘Do not prophesy against Israel;do not preach against the house of Isaac.’

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1. Amos 7:14 Or I am not ↩
2. Amos 7:14 Or nor am I the son ↩

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