Commentary for Amos 7:12
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲמַצְיָה֙ אֶל־עָמ֔וֹס חֹזֶ֕ה לֵ֥ךְ בְּרַח־לְךָ֖ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וֶאֱכָל־שָׁ֣ם לֶ֔חֶם וְשָׁ֖ם תִּנָּבֵֽא׃
Also Amaziah said unto Amos: ‘O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there;
Rashi on Amos
“Seer”—You, who prophesy the future.
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Rashi on Amos
go, run away to the land of Judah—for there is the sanctuary of the Holy One, blessed be He, in Whose Name you prophesy.
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and eat bread there—This is an expression of derision. He said to him, “There they will give you crumbs of bread as pay for what you prophesy.”
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