“Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:”

Amos 7:14 (KJV) |

Amos 7:14

From Amos 7, in the Book of Amos (Old Testament).

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Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

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But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.

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Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:

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And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

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Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

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