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

13 Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel,(A) because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple(B) of the kingdom.(C)

14 Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet(D) nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.(E) 15 But the Lord took me from tending the flock(F) and said to me, ‘Go,(G) prophesy(H) to my people Israel.’(I)

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