Amos 7:9-16

9Isaac’s high places will be deserted, and Israel’s sanctuaries will be in ruins; I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with a sword.”

10Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you 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.’”

12Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living and give your prophecies there,

13but don’t ever prophesy at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”

14So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.

15But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’”

16Now hear the word of the Lord. You say: Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.