12. Then Amaziah said to Amos, "Get out of Israel, you prophet! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your living there. Do your prophesying there.
13. Don't prophesy here at Bethel anymore. This is where the king worships. The main temple in the kingdom is located here."
14. Amos answered Amaziah, "I was not a prophet. I wasn't even a prophet's son. I was a shepherd. I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.
15. But the Lord took me away from taking care of the flock. He said to me, 'Go. Prophesy to my people Israel.'