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And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate , and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste ; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
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Then Amaziah the priest of Bethelsent to Jeroboamking 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.
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For thus Amossaith , Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
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Also Amaziahsaid unto Amos, O thou seer,go , flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eatbread, and prophesy there:
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But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king'schapel, and it is the king'scourt.
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Then answeredAmos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet'sson; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
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And the LORDtook me as I followed the flock, and the LORDsaid unto me, Go , prophesy unto my peopleIsrael.
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Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest , Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt diein a pollutedland: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.