1 The words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders^[a] from Tekoa. He saw a vision concerning Israel during the days of Uzziah king of Judah and during the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

⁸ The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?”

I said, “A plumb line.”

Then the Lord said:

Amos and Amaziah

¹⁰ Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel:^[a]

¹² Then Amaziah said to Amos, “You seer, get out of here! Flee to the land of Judah. You may eat food and prophesy there. ¹³ But you must never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the sanctuary of the king and the national temple.”

¹⁴ Then Amos responded to Amaziah:

² Then he asked, “What do you see, Amos?”

I said, “A basket of ripe summer fruit.”

Then the Lord said to me, “The end is coming upon my people Israel.^[a] I will no longer overlook their sin.