Amos 7:12-14
New King James Version
12 Then Amaziah said to Amos:
“Go, you seer!
Flee to the land of Judah.
There eat bread,
And there prophesy.
13 But (A)never again prophesy at Bethel,
(B)For it is the king’s [a]sanctuary,
And it is the royal [b]residence.”
14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah:
“I was no prophet,
Nor was I (C)a son of a prophet,
But I was a (D)sheepbreeder
And a tender of sycamore fruit.
Amos 7:12-14
English Standard Version
12 And Amaziah said to Amos, (A)“O seer, go, flee away (B)to the land of Judah, and (C)eat bread there, and prophesy there, 13 but (D)never again prophesy at Bethel, for (E)it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”
14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, (F)“I was[a] no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but (G)I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.
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- Amos 7:14 Or am; twice in this verse
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