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Amos 7:9-11
New English Translation
Amos 7:9-11
New English Translation
9 Isaac’s centers of worship[a] will become desolate;
Israel’s holy places will be in ruins.
I will attack Jeroboam’s dynasty with the sword.”[b]
Amos Confronts a Priest
10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent this message[c] to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel![d] The land cannot endure all his prophecies.[e] 11 As a matter of fact,[f] Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile[g] away from its land.’”
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- Amos 7:9 tn Traditionally, “the high places” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); cf. NLT “pagan shrines.”
- Amos 7:9 tn Heb “And I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with a sword.”
- Amos 7:10 tn The direct object of the verb translated “sent” is elided in the Hebrew text. The words “this message” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
- Amos 7:10 tn Heb “in the middle of the house of Israel.”
- Amos 7:10 tn Heb “words.”
- Amos 7:11 tn Or “for.”
- Amos 7:11 tn See the note on the word “exile” in 5:5.
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