13 but (A)never again prophesy at Bethel, for (B)it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, (C)“I was[a] no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but (D)I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 (E)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:14 Or am; twice in this verse

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