Amos 7:14-16

Expanded Bible

¹⁴ Then Amos answered Amaziah, “·I do not make my living as a prophet, nor am I a member of a group of prophets [^LI was not a prophet nor a prophet’s son/disciple]. I ·make my living as [^Lwas] a shepherd, and ·I take care [a tender] of ·sycamore [or sycamore-fig] trees. ¹⁵ But the Lord took me away from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ ¹⁶ So listen to the Lord’s word. You tell me,