Amos 7:15

15 But the LORD took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’

Amos 7:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
ESV
15 But the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'
NLT
15 But the LORD called me away from my flock and told me, ‘Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.’
MSG
15 Then God took me off the farm and said, 'Go preach to my people Israel.'
CSB
15 But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to My people Israel.' "

Amos 7:15 In-Context

13 Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.”
14 Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, 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.’
16 Now then, hear the word of the LORD. You say, “ ‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and stop preaching against the descendants 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 measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a pagan country. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.’ ”

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Genesis 37:2; S 2 Samuel 7:8
  • 2. S Isaiah 6:9
  • 3. S Jeremiah 26:12
  • 4. Jeremiah 7:1-2; S Ezekiel 2:3-4
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