So Amos responded and said to Amaziah: “I am no prophet, nor am I a son of a prophet. Rather, I am a shepherd tending fig trees.
Zechariah 13:5 - Tree of Life Version but will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer—I have been a bondservant from 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 responded and said to Amaziah: “I am no prophet, nor am I a son of a prophet. Rather, I am a shepherd tending fig trees.
Then someone will ask him, “What are these wounds between your hands?”—and he will answer, “Those that I received in the house of my friends.”