13 but don’t ever prophesy(A) at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary(B) and a royal temple.”

14 So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was[a] not a prophet or the son of a prophet;[b](C) rather, I was[c] a herdsman,(D) and I took care of sycamore figs. 15 But the Lord took me from following the flock(E) and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:14 Or am
  2. 7:14 = a prophet’s disciple or a member of a prophetic guild
  3. 7:14 Or am

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