Amos 7:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit:

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  • Amos 1:1 : 1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
  • 2 Kgs 2:5 : 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he answered, Yes, I know it; be quiet.
  • 2 Kgs 4:38 : 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.
  • 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked and love those that hate the LORD? Therefore, wrath is upon you from before the LORD.
  • 1 Kgs 20:35 : 35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his neighbor in the word of the LORD, Strike me, I pray you. And the man refused to strike him.
  • 2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today? And he said, Yes, I know it; be quiet.
  • Zech 13:5 : 5 But he shall say, I am not a prophet, I am a farmer; for someone taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
  • 1 Cor 1:27 : 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
  • 2 Kgs 2:7 : 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood far off: and they two stood by Jordan.
  • 2 Chr 20:34 : 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
  • 2 Kgs 6:1 : 1 And the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, Behold now, the place where we live with you is too small for us.
  • 2 Chr 16:7 : 7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

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    82%

    15And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel.

    16Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.

  • Amos 7:7-13
    7 verses
    76%

    7Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made with a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

    8And the LORD said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A plumbline. Then the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not pass by them anymore:

    9And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

    10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

    11For thus Amos says, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

    12Also Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

    13But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.

  • Zech 13:5
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    5But he shall say, I am not a prophet, I am a farmer; for someone taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

  • Amos 1:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

    2And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

  • Amos 8:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

    2And He said, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then the LORD said to me, The end has come upon my people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore.

  • 2 Chr 25:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of your hand?

    16And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have you been made of the king's counsel? Stop; why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, but said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.

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  • Hos 14:8
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  • Ezek 34:1-2
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    66%

    1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

    2Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds; Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

  • Ezek 34:7-8
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    7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

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    66%

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    3 verses
    65%

    13Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets say to them, 'You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.''

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    15The LORD said to me, Take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd.

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