| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 14 Amos answered Amaziah, "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. | 14 Amos answered Amaziah, "I was neither a prophet nor a prophet's son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees. |
| 15 But the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.' | 15 But the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.' |
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