Amos 7:14
“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.
Note Or I am not
Note Or nor am I the son
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
Note sycomore…: or, wild figs
Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;
Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycomore-trees:
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- neither
- 1 Kings 20:35; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7; 2 Kings 4:38; 2 Kings 6:1; 2 Chronicles 16:7; 2 Chronicles 19:2; 2 Chronicles 20:34
- an herdman
- Amos 1:1; Zechariah 13:5; 1 Corinthians 1:27