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14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the (A)son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a [a]grower of sycamore figs. 15 But Yahweh took me from [b]following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, ‘Go (B)prophesy to My people Israel.’ 16 So now, hear the word of Yahweh: you are saying, ‘You (C)shall not prophesy against Israel, (D)nor shall you drip out words against the house of Isaac.’

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:14 Or nipper
  2. Amos 7:15 Lit behind

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) 16 Now then, hear(G) the word of the Lord. You say,

“‘Do not prophesy against(H) Israel,
    and stop preaching against the descendants of Isaac.’

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