For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
For thus Amos saith - whereas Amos spoke not in his own name, but, "Thus saith the Lord."
Jeroboam shall die by the sword. Amos had not said this, but that "the house of Jeroboam" should fall "with the sword" (Amos 7:9). But Amaziah exaggerates the charge, to excite Jeroboam against him. The king, however, did not give ear to Amaziah, probably from religious awe of the prophet of Yahweh.