Amós 7:11

11 Porque así dice Amós: "Jeroboam morirá a espada y ciertamente Israel saldrá en cautiverio de su tierra."

Amós 7:11 Meaning and Commentary

Amos 7:11

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword
Which was not saying truth; for Amos said not that Jeroboam should die by the sword, but that God would raise up the sword against his house or family; nor did Jeroboam die by the sword, but his son Zachariah did: and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land;
this was true; Amos did say this, and he afterwards confirms it. This is the amount of the charge brought against the prophet, which has some truth and some falsehood mixed together; and by which method the priest hoped to gain his point, and get the prophet either banished or put to death.

Amós 7:11 In-Context

9 Los lugares altos de Isaac serán asolados y los santuarios de Israel destruidos; y yo me levantaré con espada contra la casa de Jeroboam.

10 Entonces Amasías, sacerdote de Betel, envió palabra a Jeroboam, rey de Israel, diciendo: Amós conspira contra ti en medio de la casa de Israel; la tierra ya no puede soportar todas sus palabras.

11 Porque así dice Amós: "Jeroboam morirá a espada y ciertamente Israel saldrá en cautiverio de su tierra."

12 Y Amasías dijo a Amós: Vete, vidente, huye a la tierra de Judá, come allí pan y allí profetiza;

13 pero en Betel no vuelvas a profetizar más, porque es santuario del rey y residencia real.