Moab’s Rebellion against Israel

King Mesha of Moab(A) was a sheep breeder. He used to pay(B) the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams,(C)

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Now Mesha king of Moab(A) raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs(B) and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

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

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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

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

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