8 And the Lord said to me, 'What do you see, Amos?' And I said, 'A mason's trowel.' And the Lord said, 'Behold, I will place the trowel in the midst of my people Israel. I will no longer plaster over them.
9 And the heights of the idol will be demolished, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be desolate. And I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.'
10 And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: 'Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to withstand all his sermons.
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.
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