Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I am not a professional prophet. And I am not from a prophet’s family. I keep cattle and take care of sycamore trees.
Zechariah 13:5 - Easy To Read Version Those people will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer. I have worked as a farmer since I was a little child.’ 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. |
Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I am not a professional prophet. And I am not from a prophet’s family. I keep cattle and take care of sycamore trees.
But other people will say, ‘But what are these wounds in your hands?’ He will say, ‘I was beaten in the house of my friends.’”