¹⁴ So Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was^[a] not a prophet or the son of a prophet;^[b](A) rather, I was^[c] a herdsman,^(B) and I took care of sycamore figs.

¹⁵ But the Lord took me from following the flock^(A) and said to me, “Go, prophesy to my people Israel.” ’^(B)