14. So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.
15. But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ ”
16. Now hear the word of the Lord. You say:Do not prophesy against Israel;do not preach against the house of Isaac.
17. Therefore, this is what the Lord says:Your wife will be a prostitute in the city, your sons and daughters will fall by the sword, and your land will be divided upwith a measuring line.You yourself will die on pagan soil, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.