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11 Amos has said, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and the people of Israel will be taken as prisoners out of their country.’”

12 Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go down to Judah and eat there.[a] Do your prophesying there. 13 But don’t prophesy anymore here at Bethel. This is Jeroboam’s holy place. This is Israel’s temple.”

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  1. Amos 7:12 eat there This shows that Amaziah thought that Amos was a professional prophet who prophesied to receive food or money.

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