So Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; , rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.
Zechariah 13:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He will say, “I am not a prophet; I work the land, for a man purchased me as a servant since my youth.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he will [deny his identity and] say, I am no prophet. I am a tiller of the ground, for I have been made a bond servant from my youth. American Standard Version (1901) but he shall say, I am no prophet, I am a tiller of the ground; for I have been made a bondman from my youth. Common English Bible Each will say, “I’m not a prophet. I’m a man who works the ground, for the soil has been my occupation since I was young.” Catholic Public Domain Version But he will say, "I am not a prophet; I am a man of agriculture. For Adam has been my example from my youth." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he shall say: I am no prophet, I am a husbandman: for Adam is my example from my youth. |
So Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; , rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.
If someone asks him, “What are these wounds on your chest?” #– #then he will answer, “I received the wounds in the house of my friends.”