Amos 7:13-15

Christian Standard Bible

¹³ but don’t ever prophesy^(A) at Bethel again, for it is the king’s sanctuary^(B) and a royal temple.”

¹⁴ So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was^[a] not a prophet or the son of a prophet;^[b](C) rather, I was^[c] a herdsman,^(D) and I took care of sycamore figs. ¹⁵ But the Lord took me from following the flock^(E) and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’”^(F)