(A)This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with (B)a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, (C)“Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold, I am setting (D)a plumb line
    in the midst of my people Israel;
    (E)I will never again pass by them;
(F)the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate,
    and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste,
    and I will rise against (G)the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

Amos Accused

10 Then Amaziah (H)the priest of Bethel sent to (I)Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has (J)conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said,

“‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
    and (K)Israel must go into exile
    away from his land.’”

12 And Amaziah said to Amos, (L)“O seer, go, flee away (M)to the land of Judah, and (N)eat bread there, and prophesy there, 13 but (O)never again prophesy at Bethel, for (P)it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, (Q)“I was[a] no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but (R)I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 (S)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:14 Or am; twice in this verse

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