11. For Amos says this: 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will be taken captive out of their own land.' "
12. And Amaziah said to Amos, "You, seer, go out and flee into the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
13. And in Bethel, do not prophesy any longer, because it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom."
14. And Amos responded, and he said to Amasias, "I am not a prophet, and I am not the son of a prophet, but I am a herdsman plucking from wild fig trees.
15. And the Lord took me, when I was following the flock, and the Lord said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.' "
16. And now, hear the word of the Lord: You say, "You will not prophesy about Israel, and you will not rain your words upon the house of the idol."