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The land cannot bear all his words. <a href="/nlt/amos/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. <a href="/esv/amos/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words, <a href="/kjv/amos/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/nkjv/amos/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/nasb_/amos/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. <a href="/nasb/amos/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, &#8220Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. <a href="/nasb77/amos/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. <a href="/lsb/amos/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. <a href="/amp/amos/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel [site of the golden calf shrine], sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words. <a href="/csb/amos/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words, <a href="/hcsb/amos/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, &#8220Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words, <a href="/asv/amos/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/cev/amos/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Amaziah the priest at Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel, "Amos is plotting against you in the very heart of Israel. Our nation cannot put up with his message for very long. <a href="/erv/amos/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/gwt/amos/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Amaziah, the priest at Bethel, sent a message to King Jeroboam of Israel. It read, "Amos is plotting against you among the people of Israel. The country isn't able to endure everything he is saying. <a href="/gnt/amos/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, then sent a report to King Jeroboam of Israel: "Amos is plotting against you among the people. His speeches will destroy the country. <a href="/isv/amos/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Amaziah priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel. It said, "Amos has been conspiring against you in the very heart of the house of Israel! The land cannot bear everything he has to say, <a href="/msb/amos/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, ?Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words, <a href="/net/amos/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent this message to King Jeroboam of Israel: "Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! The land cannot endure all his prophecies. <a href="/nheb/amos/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/wbt/amos/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/web/amos/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Amaziah priest of Beth-El sends to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words, <a href="/ylt/amos/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Amaziah priest of Beth-El sendeth unto Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, 'Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words, <a href="/slt/amos/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Amaziah priest of the house of God, will send to Jeroboam, kind of Israel, saying, Amos conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land will not be able to endure all his words.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: Amos hath rebelled against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/cpdv/amos/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: “Amos has rebelled against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to withstand all his sermons. <a href="/nabre/amos/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam, king of Israel: “Amos has conspired against you within the house of Israel; the country cannot endure all his words. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the very center of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel, and the land cannot bear all his words. <a href="/hpbt/amos/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Amutsia the Priest of Bayth Eil sent to Yorbaam, King of Israel, and said to him: Amos has rebelled against you within the house of Israel, and the land cannot endure his words<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying: 'Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words. <a href="/sep/amos/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Then Amasias the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos is forming conspiracies against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land will be utterly unable to bear all his words. <a href="/parallel/amos/7-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1223" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Amaziah Accuses Amos</a> 10<a href="/hebrew/558.htm" title="558: ’ă·maṣ·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or mamatsyahuw; from 'amats and Yahh; strength of Jah; Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites.">Then Amaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hên (N-msc) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">of Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">word to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5986.htm" title="5986: ‘ā·mō·ws (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. prophet. From amac; burdensome; Amos, An Israelite. prophet.">“Amos</a> <a href="/hebrew/7194.htm" title="7194: qā·šar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To bind, league together, conspire. A primitive root: to tie, physically or mentally.">has conspired</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qe·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">in the midst</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">The land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: ṯū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3557.htm" title="3557: lə·hā·ḵîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To comprehend, contain. A primitive root; properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain.">bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">his words,</a> 11for this is what Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17-18</a> When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” / “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. <a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8-11</a> and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die! / How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. / When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate. ... <a href="/1_kings/22-8.htm">1 Kings 22:8</a> The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Matthew 14:3-5</a> Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, / because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” / Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet. <a href="/acts/5-27.htm">Acts 5:27-28</a> They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them. / “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.” <a href="/2_chronicles/18-7.htm">2 Chronicles 18:7</a> The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. <a href="/luke/23-2.htm">Luke 23:2</a> And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.” <a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-50</a> Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ... <a href="/jeremiah/38-4.htm">Jeremiah 38:4</a> Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.” <a href="/mark/6-17.htm">Mark 6:17-20</a> For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. / For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!” / So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable, ... <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Acts 24:5-6</a> We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, / and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-10.htm">2 Chronicles 16:10</a> Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people. <a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Matthew 27:1-2</a> When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death. / They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor. <a href="/acts/6-12.htm">Acts 6:12-14</a> So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” <a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm">Jeremiah 20:1-2</a> When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, / he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.the priest.<a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">1 Kings 12:31,32</a> And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi… <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33</a> After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.<a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">2 Kings 14:23,24</a> In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years… hath.<a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17</a> And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?<a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8-11</a> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die… <a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm">Jeremiah 37:13-15</a> And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans… not.<a href="/genesis/37-8.htm">Genesis 37:8</a> And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.<a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a> Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.<a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54</a> When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-4.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos</a> <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/psalms/83-5.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Able</a> <a href="/amos/7-12.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Amos</a> <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/amos/7-13.htm">Bethel</a> <a href="/amos/7-13.htm">Beth-El</a> <a href="/matthew/12-14.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/amos/7-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Word</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 7</div>1. <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">The judgments of the grasshoppers,</a> 4. <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos.</a> 7. <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel.</a> 10. <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amaziah complains of Amos.</a> 14. <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos shows his calling</a> 16. <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">and Amaziah's judgment.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel Amaziah was a priest at Bethel, a significant religious center in the northern kingdom of Israel. Bethel was one of the two locations where Jeroboam I set up golden calves for worship (<a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-29</a>), leading Israel into idolatry. As a priest at Bethel, Amaziah was likely aligned with the state-sponsored religious practices that opposed the true worship of Yahweh. His role suggests a conflict between the established religious order and the prophetic message of Amos, who was calling for repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness.sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel Jeroboam II was the king of Israel during Amos's prophetic ministry. His reign was marked by economic prosperity and territorial expansion (<a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">2 Kings 14:23-29</a>), but also by social injustice and religious corruption. By sending a message to Jeroboam, Amaziah was attempting to protect the status quo and suppress Amos's message, which threatened the king's authority and the nation's complacency. This reflects the tension between political power and prophetic truth.saying, “Amos has conspired against you Amaziah accuses Amos of conspiracy, a serious charge implying treason or rebellion against the king. This accusation distorts Amos's prophetic mission, which was not political insurrection but a divine call to repentance. The charge of conspiracy highlights the misunderstanding and rejection of prophetic voices by those in power, a theme seen throughout the Bible, such as in the lives of Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/18-17.htm">1 Kings 18:17</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/38-4.htm">Jeremiah 38:4</a>).in the midst of the house of Israel. The phrase "in the midst of the house of Israel" indicates that Amos's message was delivered openly and directly to the people of Israel. This public proclamation underscores the urgency and importance of his message. The "house of Israel" refers to the northern kingdom, which had strayed from the covenant with God. Amos's presence and message in their midst serve as a direct confrontation to their spiritual and moral failings.The land cannot bear all his words, Amaziah's statement that "the land cannot bear all his words" suggests that Amos's prophecies were seen as intolerable and threatening to the social and political stability of Israel. This reflects the discomfort and resistance often faced by prophets who speak God's truth to a wayward people. The land's inability to bear Amos's words can be seen as a metaphor for the people's unwillingness to accept divine correction, similar to the rejection of other prophets like Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a>) and Jesus Christ, who was also rejected by His own (<a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a> The priest of Bethel, representing the religious establishment of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. He opposes Amos and reports him to the king. 2. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Judah called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to Israel. His prophecies challenge the status quo and threaten the complacency of the people. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a> The king of Israel during Amos's prophetic ministry. He is the recipient of Amaziah's report and represents the political authority of the time. 4. <a href="/topical/b/bethel.htm">Bethel</a> A significant religious center in the Northern Kingdom, where Amaziah serves as priest. It is a place of idol worship, contrary to the worship of Yahweh in Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel.htm">The House of Israel</a> Refers to the Northern Kingdom, which is the primary audience of Amos's prophecies. The kingdom is characterized by social injustice and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_challenge_of_true_prophecy.htm">The Challenge of True Prophecy</a> True prophets often face opposition from established religious and political systems. Amos's experience reminds us that God's messages can be uncomfortable and challenging to those in power. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_religious_complacency.htm">The Danger of Religious Complacency</a> Bethel, a center of idol worship, symbolizes the danger of religious complacency and compromise. Believers must guard against allowing cultural practices to dilute true worship. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_proclaiming_truth.htm">Courage in Proclaiming Truth</a> Amos's boldness in delivering God's message, despite opposition, encourages believers to stand firm in truth, even when it is unpopular or risky. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_religious_leaders.htm">The Role of Religious Leaders</a> Amaziah's actions serve as a warning to religious leaders about the responsibility to uphold God's truth rather than seeking to maintain personal power or status. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god's_word.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God's Word</a> The Northern Kingdom's eventual downfall illustrates the consequences of ignoring prophetic warnings. Believers are called to heed God's word and respond with repentance and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 7</a> <a href="/q/does_amaziah's_claim_fit_jeroboam's_era.htm">Amos 7:10–13 – Does the account of Amaziah’s accusation against Amos align with known historical records and political dynamics of Jeroboam’s reign? </a> <a href="/q/does_amos_7_11_conflict_with_jeroboam's_end.htm">Amos 7:11 – The text predicts Jeroboam’s death by the sword; does this claim conflict with other biblical or extra-biblical accounts regarding Jeroboam’s end?</a> <a href="/q/is_bethel's_divine_role_verified.htm">Is there any external verification that Bethel was so central or divinely significant as described (Genesis 28)? </a> <a href="/q/why_dismiss_jesus_as_just_a_carpenter's_son.htm">In Mark 6:3, how could ordinary villagers dismiss Jesus as merely a carpenter’s son if He was performing extraordinary deeds elsewhere?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) There follows a brief historical interlude of much interest. It shows that the effect of the preaching of the Judaean prophet had been felt in the sanctuary at Bethel and the palaces at Samaria. The chief priest of the Temple, with the characteristic exaggeration of fear and anger, accuses Amos of treason against the house of Jeroboam.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 10-17. - § 4. This bold prophecy, no longer conceived in general terms or referring to distant times, but distinct and personal, arouses the animosity of the priestly authorities at Bethel, who accuse Amos before the king, and warn him to leave the country without more words, or to fear the worst. Verse 10. - Amaziah the priest of Bethel. Amaziah ("the Lord is strong"), the chief of the idol priests at Bethel, a crafty and determined man, hearing this prophecy against the royal house, takes it up as a political matter, and makes a formal accusation against Amos with the view of silencing him. Hath conspired against thee. Probably some of the Israelites had been convinced by the prophet's words, and had joined themselves to him; hence Amaziah speaks of "a conspiracy" (<a href="/1_samuel/22-8.htm">1 Samuel 22:8, 13</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">1 Kings 15:27</a>) against the king. Or very possibly the story was fabricated in order to accentuate the charge against Amos. In the midst of the house of Israel. In the very centre of the kingdom, where his treasonable speeches would have the greatest effect. The land, personified, cannot endure such language, which is calculated to disturb its peace, and is quite contrary to its ideas and hopes. <a href="/commentaries/amos/7-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Amaziah אֲמַצְיָה֙ (’ă·maṣ·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_558.htm">Strong's 558: </a> Amaziah -- 'Yah is mighty', the name of several Israelites the priest כֹּהֵ֣ן (kō·hên) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest of Bethel אֵ֔ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1008.htm">Strong's 1008: </a> Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out word to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Jeroboam יָרָבְעָ֥ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Amos עָמ֗וֹס (‘ā·mō·ws) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5986.htm">Strong's 5986: </a> Amos -- an Israelite prophet has conspired קָשַׁ֨ר (qā·šar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7194.htm">Strong's 7194: </a> To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league against you עָלֶ֜יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against in the midst בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ (bə·qe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center of the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc The land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land cannot לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no bear לְהָכִ֖יל (lə·hā·ḵîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3557.htm">Strong's 3557: </a> To keep in, to measure, to maintain all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every his words, דְּבָרָֽיו׃ (də·ḇā·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/7-10.htm">Amos 7:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent (Amo. 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