12 Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer!(A) Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living[a] and give your prophecies there, 13 but don’t ever prophesy(B) at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary(C) and a royal temple.”

14 So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was[b] not a prophet or the son of a prophet;[c](D) rather, I was[d] a herdsman,(E) and I took care of sycamore figs.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:12 Lit Eat bread
  2. 7:14 Or am
  3. 7:14 = a prophet’s disciple or a member of a prophetic guild
  4. 7:14 Or am

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