Amos 7:10-12

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Amaziah Tries to Stop Amos

¹⁰ Amaziah, a priest at Bethel,^[a] sent this message to Jeroboam, the king of Israel: “Amos is making plans against you. He is trying to make the people of Israel fight against you. He has been speaking so much that this country cannot hold all his words. ¹¹ Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and the people of Israel will be taken as prisoners out of their country.’”

¹² Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go down to Judah and eat there.^[b] Do your prophesying there.