11. Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will be forced out of its land.’"
12. Amaziah said to Amos, "You who see things, go, run away to the land of Judah, eat your bread there, and prophesy there;
13. but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s holy place and his royal house."
14. Amos answered Amaziah, "I am not a prophet, nor am I a prophet’s son; but I am a shepherd, and a trimmer of sycamore trees.
15. But the Lord took me from shepherding the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’