Amaziah criticized Amos

10 Then Amaziah, the priest at Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, the King of Israel. In the message he said, “Amos is plotting against you among the Israeli people [MTY]. I am worried that the people of this country will not be able to refute his words. 11 This is what he is saying:

‘Jeroboam will soon be killed by someone using a sword,

and the people of Israel will be ◄exiled/forced to leave their land and go to another country►.’ ”

12 Then Amaziah came to me and said, “You prophet, get out of here! Go back to the country of Judah! Earn money to buy food to be able to live there, and do your prophesying there! 13 Do not prophesy any more here at Bethel, because this is where the national temple, the king’s temple, is!”

14 I replied to Amaziah, “I was previously not a prophet, and my father was not a prophet; I was a shepherd. I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. 15 But Yahweh took me away from taking care of my sheep, and he said to me, ‘Go to Israel and prophesy to my people there!’

16 You said to me, ‘Do not prophecy saying terrible things will happen to the people of Israel;

stop saying those things!’

17 Therefore listen to what Yahweh says about you:

‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city,

and your sons and daughters will be killed by your enemies’ swords.

Others will measure your land

and divide it up among themselves;

and you yourself will die in a foreign country.

And the people of Israel will certainly be forced to leave their country and go ◄into exile/to live in another country►.’ ”