^{13 Ref} and `at' Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it `is' the king's sanctuary, and it `is' the royal house.'

^{14 Ref} And Amos answereth and saith unto Amaziah, `I `am' no prophet, nor a prophet's son `am' I, but a herdsman I `am', and a cultivator of sycamores,

^{15 Ref} and Jehovah taketh me from after the flock, and Jehovah saith unto me, Go, prophesy unto My people Israel.

^{16 Ref} And now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop `any thing' against the house of Isaac,