13. but don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”
14. Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;
15. and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
16. Now therefore listen to the Lord’s word: ‘You say, Don’t prophesy against Israel, and don’t proclaim against the house of Isaac.’