14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, (A)“I was[a] no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but (B)I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 (C)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16 (D)Now therefore hear the word of the Lord.

“You say, (E)‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
    and (F)do not preach against the house of (G)Isaac.’

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Footnotes

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

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