Amos 7:15
13 But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”
14 “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
But the LORD took me from following the flock and 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; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
17 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
- KJV
- And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
- WEB
- and the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
- ASV
- and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah took me as I followed the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
- BLB
- And YHWH took me away from following the herd, and YHWH said to me: ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
- ÅB
- Men Herren tok meg fra flokken, og Herren sa til meg: Gå og vær profet for mitt folk Israel!
- OTB
- Men Herren kalte meg bort fra å gjete flokken og instruerte meg, ‘Gå, profetér til mitt folk Israel.’
- B1930
- Men Herren tok mig fra hjorden, og Herren sa til mig: Gå og vær profet for mitt folk Israel!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 7:8
Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
Read in contextEzekiel 2:3–4
“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:7
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
Read in contextPsalms 78:70–72
He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
Read in contextMatthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
Read in contextActs 5:20
“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
Read in contextMatthew 4:18–19
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Read in contextActs 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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