7:12 Amaziah then said to Amos, “Leave, you visionary! 1 Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living 2 and prophesy there! 7:13 Don’t prophesy at Bethel 3 any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!” 4
1 tn Traditionally, “seer.” The word is a synonym for “prophet,” though it may carry a derogatory tone on the lips of Amaziah.
2 tn Heb “Eat bread there.”
3 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
4 tn Heb “for it is a temple of a king and it is a royal house.” It is possible that the phrase “royal house” refers to a temple rather than a palace. See S. M. Paul, Amos (Hermeneia), 243.