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Amos 7:14
Contemporary English Version
Amos 7:14
Contemporary English Version
14 I answered:
I'm not a prophet! And I wasn't trained to be a prophet. I am a shepherd, and I take care of fig trees.
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Amos 7:14
New Living Translation
Amos 7:14
New Living Translation
14 But Amos replied, “I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one.[a] I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees.
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- 7:14 Or I’m not a prophet nor the son of a prophet.
Amos 7:14
New International Version
Amos 7:14
New International Version
14 Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet(A) nor the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.(B)
Amos 7:14-15
The Message
Amos 7:14-15
The Message
14-15 But Amos stood up to Amaziah: “I never set up to be a preacher, never had plans to be a preacher. I raised cattle and I pruned trees. Then God took me off the farm and said, ‘Go preach to my people Israel.’
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