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# Amaziah, the priest of Bethel
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Possible meanings: 1) Amaziah was the only priest at Bethel or 2) Amaziah was the leader of the priests at Bethel.
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# Amaziah
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This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel
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Here "house" represents "people." Alternate translation: "Amos is right here among the Israelites, and he is planning to do bad things to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# The land cannot bear all his words
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Here "land" represents "people." Disrupting the peace is spoken of as if Amos's words were a heavy object that the land could not carry. Alternate translation: "What his is saying disturb the peace among the people" or "His message will cause trouble among the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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