Amos 7:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Seer [^Canother name for a prophet], go back right now to the land of Judah. Do your prophesying and ·earn your living [^Leat bread] there, ¹³ but don’t prophesy anymore here at Bethel. This is the king’s ·holy place [sanctuary], and it is the ·nation’s temple [or royal palace; ^Lhouse of the kingdom].”

¹⁴ Then Amos answered Amaziah, “·I do not make my living as a prophet, nor am I a member of a group of prophets [^LI was not a prophet nor a prophet’s son/disciple]. I ·make my living as [^Lwas] a shepherd, and ·I take care [a tender] of ·sycamore [or sycamore-fig] trees.