Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O you seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Seer. This was the ancient title of prophets; (1 Kings ix. 9.; Calmet) but it is here used contumeliously. (Haydock)
We know not whether Amasias acted by the king's order or not. He was less afraid of the predictions than of losing his employment. (Calmet)
