Discovery BoxAmos 7:9-11 
Context7:9 Isaac’s centers of worship 1 will become desolate;
Israel’s holy places will be in ruins.
I will attack Jeroboam’s dynasty with the sword.” 2
7:10 Amaziah the priest of Bethel 3 sent this message 4 to King Jeroboam of Israel: “Amos is conspiring against you in the very heart of the kingdom of Israel! 5 The land cannot endure all his prophecies. 6 7:11 As a matter of fact, 7 Amos is saying this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword and Israel will certainly be carried into exile 8 away from its land.’”
1 tn Traditionally, “the high places” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “pagan shrines.”
2 tn Heb “And I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with a sword.”
3 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
4 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.
5 tn Heb “in the middle of the house of Israel.”
6 tn Heb “words.”
7 tn Or “for.”
