Amos 7:9-11

7:9 Isaac’s centers of worship ¹  will become desolate;

Israel’s holy places will be in ruins.

I will attack Jeroboam’s dynasty with the sword.” ² 

Amos Confronts a Priest

7:10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel ³  sent this message ⁴  to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! ⁵  The land cannot endure all his prophecies. ⁶  7:11 As a matter of fact, ⁷  Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile ⁸  away from its land.’”

[7:9]  ¹ tn Traditionally, “the high places” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “pagan shrines.”

[7:9]  ² tn Heb “And I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with a sword.”

[7:10]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[7:10]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the middle of the house of Israel.”

[7:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “words.”

[7:11]  ⁷ tn Or “for.”

[7:11]  ⁸ tn See the note on the word “exile” in 5:5.