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General Information:
Here "I" refers to God who spoke through the words of his prophet.
Connecting Statement:
James quotes the prophet Amos from the Old Testament.
The words of the prophets agree
Here "words" stands for a message. Alternate translation: "What the prophets said agrees" or "The prophets agree" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
agree with this
"confirm this truth"
as it is written
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "as they wrote" or "as the prophet Amos wrote long ago" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)