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14 Then Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I am[a] no prophet, nor a prophet’s son; but I am[b] a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore trees, 15 and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.”

16 ‘Now therefore hear the word of the Lord.
You say, “Do not prophesy against Israel,
    and do not preach against the house of Isaac.”

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  1. Amos 7:14 Or was
  2. Amos 7:14 Or was

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