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Amos 7:15

But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

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ASV

and Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

KJV

And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niand he took meH3947 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.Reifrom afterH310 →
הַצֹּ֑אןha.Tzonthe flockH6629 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980 →
הִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'prophesyH5012 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עַמִּ֥י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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John 3:27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.2 Samuel 7:8Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.Ezekiel 2:3–4“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.Psalms 78:70–72He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;Jeremiah 1:7But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”Matthew 4:18–19As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.1 Corinthians 9:16Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”Acts 5:29–32But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.Luke 24:46–48And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,Jeremiah 13:15Listen and give heed. Do not be arrogant, for the LORD has spoken.Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

About Amos

The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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