Amós 7:11

11 porque anda diciendo:»“Jeroboán morirá a espada,e Israel será llevado cautivolejos 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 altares paganos de Isaac serán destruidos,y arruinados los santuarios de Israel;me levantaré con espadacontra el palacio de Jeroboán.

10 Entonces Amasías, sacerdote de Betel, envió un mensaje a Jeroboán rey de Israel: «Amós está conspirando contra ti en medio de Israel. El país ya no aguanta tanta palabrería de Amós,

11 porque anda diciendo:»“Jeroboán morirá a espada,e Israel será llevado cautivolejos de su tierra”».

12 Entonces Amasías le dijo a Amós:—¡Largo de aquí, vidente! ¡Si quieres ganarte el pan profetizando, vete a la tierra de Judá!

13 No vuelvas a profetizar en Betel, porque este es el santuario del rey; es el templo del reino.