Amos 7:9-11

New International Reader's Version

⁹“The high places where Isaac’s people worship other gods will be destroyed.
The other places of worship in Israel will also be torn down.
I will use my sword to attack Jeroboam’s royal family.”

Amaziah Tells Amos to Stop Prophesying

¹⁰Amaziah was priest of Bethel. He sent a message to Jeroboam, the king of Israel. He said, “Amos is making evil plans against you right here in Israel. The people in the land can’t stand to listen to what he’s saying. ¹¹Amos is telling them,

“ ‘Jeroboam will be killed by a sword.
The people of Israel will be taken away as prisoners.
They will be carried off from their own land.’ ”

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Amos 7:9-11

New International Version

⁹“The high places^(A) of Isaac will be destroyed
and the sanctuaries^(B) of Israel will be ruined;
with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.^(C)”

Amos and Amaziah

¹⁰Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel^(D) sent a message to Jeroboam^(E) king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy^(F) against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.^(G) ¹¹For this is what Amos is saying:

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

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