7:12 Amaziah then said to Amos, “Leave, you visionary! 1 Run away to the land of Judah! Earn your living 2 and prophesy there!
8:3 The women singing in the temple 3 will wail in that day.”
The sovereign Lord is speaking.
“There will be many corpses littered everywhere! 4 Be quiet!”
1 tn Traditionally, “seer.” The word is a synonym for “prophet,” though it may carry a derogatory tone on the lips of Amaziah.
2 tn Heb “Eat bread there.”
3 tn Or “palace” (NASB, NCV, TEV).
4 tn Heb “Many corpses in every place he will throw out.” The subject of the verb is probably impersonal, though many emend the active (Hiphil) form to a passive (Hophal): “Many corpses in every place will be thrown out.”