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15 But the Lord took me away from tending the sheep. He said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people, the Israelites.’ 16 So listen to the Lord’s message. You tell me,

‘Don’t prophesy against Israel.
    And stop prophesying against the descendants of Isaac.’

17 “Because you have said this, the Lord says:

‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city.
    Your sons and daughters will be killed with swords.
Other people will take your land and divide it among themselves.
    And you will die in a foreign country.
The people of Israel will definitely be taken
    from their own land as captives.’”

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15 But the Lord took me from tending the flock(A) and said to me, ‘Go,(B) prophesy(C) to my people Israel.’(D) 16 Now then, hear(E) the word of the Lord. You say,

“‘Do not prophesy against(F) Israel,
    and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.’

17 “Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“‘Your wife will become a prostitute(G) in the city,
    and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword.
Your land will be measured and divided up,
    and you yourself will die in a pagan[a] country.
And Israel will surely go into exile,(H)
    away from their native land.(I)’”

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:17 Hebrew an unclean