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Amos 7:14-15
King James Version
Amos 7:14-15
King James Version
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:
15 And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
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Amos 7:14-15
New King James Version
Amos 7:14-15
New King James Version
14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah:
“I was no prophet,
Nor was I (A)a son of a prophet,
But I was a (B)sheepbreeder
And a tender of sycamore fruit.
15 Then the Lord took me [a]as I followed the flock,
And the Lord said to me,
‘Go, (C)prophesy to My people Israel.’
Footnotes
- Amos 7:15 Lit. from behind
New King James Version (NKJV) 
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