Amos 7:12
And Amaziah said to Amos, Go, thou seer! flee into the land of Judah! There eat thy bread, and there prophesy!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
13But prophesy no more at Bethel, For it is the king's sanctuary, And it is the king's abode.
Cross References
Isaiah 56:11Yet are they greedy dogs that cannot be satisfied; The shepherds themselves will not attend; They all turn aside to their own way, Every one of them to their own gain.
Amos 2:12But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink, And commanded the prophets, Saying, Prophesy not!
Matthew 8:34And lo! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.
Luke 13:31In the same hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Depart, and go hence; for Herod designeth to kill thee.
Matthew Henry on Amos 7:11-17
Amaziah's Charge against Amos; Amaziah's Doom. ( b. c. 785.) 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But… Read the whole commentary →