13. But don’t ⌊ever⌋ prophesy again in Bethel, because this is the king’s holy place and the king’s palace.”
14. Amos responded, “I’m not a prophet, and I’m not a disciple of the prophets. I am a rancher and a grower of figs.
15. But the Lord took me away from herding the flock and said to me, ‘Prophesy to my people Israel.’
16. “Now listen to the word of the Lord: You said, ‘Stop prophesying against Israel, and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.’
17. “However, this is what the Lord says: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will be killed with swords. Your land will be surveyed and divided up, and you will die in an unclean land. Israel cannot avoid being taken from its land into exile.”