Amos 7:10

Amos Confronts a Priest

7:10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel ¹  sent this message ²  to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! ³  The land cannot endure all his prophecies. ⁴ 

Amos 5:6

5:6 Seek the Lord so you can live!

Otherwise he will break out ⁵  like fire against Joseph’s ⁶  family; ⁷ 

the fire ⁸  will consume

and no one will be able to quench it and save Bethel. ⁹ 

[7:10]  ¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[7:10]  ² tn The direct object of the verb translated “sent” is elided in the Hebrew text. The words “this message” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[7:10]  ³ tn Heb “in the middle of the house of Israel.”

[7:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “words.”

[5:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “rush.” The verb depicts swift movement.

[5:6]  ⁶ sn Here Joseph (= Ephraim and Manasseh), as the most prominent of the Israelite tribes, represents the entire northern kingdom.

[5:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “house.”

[5:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[5:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “to/for Bethel.” The translation assumes that the preposition indicates advantage, “on behalf of.” Another option is to take the preposition as vocative, “O Bethel.”