^{12 Ref} Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

^{13 Ref} but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.

^{14 Ref} Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:

^{15 Ref} and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

^{16 Ref} Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not `thy word' against the house of Isaac;

^{17 Ref} therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou thyself shalt die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.