Amos 7:12-16
Amos 7:12
Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go, you seer, flee to the land of Judah; and eat bread there and do your prophesying there!
Amos 7:13
But do not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a sanctuary of the king and a royal residence.”
Amos 7:14
Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs.
Amos 7:15
But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go prophesy to My people Israel.’
Amos 7:16
So now hear the word of the Lord: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you prophesy against the house of Isaac.’