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:
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Verse 14 is found in chapter 7 of Amos. Amos responds that he did not originally belong to a prophetic institution. His authority comes from God’s call to leave his ordinary activity and proclaim the word to the people.
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Amos antwortete und sprach zu Amazja: Ich bin kein Prophet, auch keines Propheten Sohn, sondern ich bin ein Hirt, der Maulbeeren abliest;
Entonces respondió Amós, y dijo a Amasías: No soy profeta, ni soy hijo de profeta, sino que soy boyero, y cogedor de cabrahigos:
Amós respondió y dijo a Amasías: «Yo no soy profeta ni hijo de profeta; soy boyero y cultivador de sicómoros.
Amos répondit à Amatsia: Je ne suis ni prophète, ni fils de prophète; mais je suis berger, et je cultive des sycomores.
Ma Amos rispose, e disse ad Amasia: Io non era profeta, nè figliuol di profeta; anzi era mandriale, e andava cogliendo de’ sicomori;
E respondeu Amós, dizendo a Amazias: Eu não sou profeta, nem filho de profeta, mas boiadeiro, e cultivador de sicômoros.
阿摩司 對 亞瑪謝 說:「我原不是先知,也不是先知的門徒;我是牧人,是修剪桑樹的。
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