8. The Lord said to me, “What do you see, Amos?” I said, “Tin.” The sovereign One then said,“Look, I am about to place tin among my people Israel. I will no longer overlook their sin.
9. Isaac’s centers of worship will become desolate;Israel’s holy places will be in ruins.I will attack Jeroboam’s dynasty with the sword.”
10. Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! The land cannot endure all his prophecies.
11. As a matter of fact, Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile away from its land.’”