11 For this is what Amos is saying:

“‘Jeroboam will die by the sword,
    and Israel will surely go into exile,(A)
    away from their native land.’”(B)

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Get out, you seer!(C) Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.(D) 13 Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel,(E) because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple(F) of the kingdom.(G)

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11 For thus Amos has said:

‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
And Israel shall surely be led away (A)captive
From their own land.’ ”

12 Then Amaziah said to Amos:

“Go, you seer!
Flee to the land of Judah.
There eat bread,
And there prophesy.
13 But (B)never again prophesy at Bethel,
(C)For it is the king’s [a]sanctuary,
And it is the royal [b]residence.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:13 Or holy place
  2. Amos 7:13 Lit. house

11 For this is what Amos says: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’” 12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “(A)Go, you seer, flee to the land of Judah; and eat bread there and do your prophesying there! 13 But (B)do not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a (C)sanctuary of the king and a royal [a]residence.”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:13 Lit house