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Amos 7:15

God's will and callingServing others

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

14 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:

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

16 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.

17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

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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.

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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)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 7:8

    Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

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  • Ezekiel 2:3–4

    And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.

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  • Jeremiah 1:7

    But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

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  • Psalms 78:70–72

    He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

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  • Matthew 9:9

    And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

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  • Acts 5:20

    Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

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  • Matthew 4:18–19

    And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

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  • Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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