Amos 7:15

Amos 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)But the Lord took me from tending the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock, And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

Context of Amos 7:15

13But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.” 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. But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ 16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’ 17Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”

Amos 7:15 word by word

וַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֔ה מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י הַצֹּ֑אן וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ יְהוָ֔ה לֵ֥ךְ הִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• But the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• took meלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• from followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Amos 7:15

• 2 Samuel 7:8Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
• Psalms 78:70He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
• Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
• Jeremiah 1:7But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
• Ezekiel 2:3“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me.
• Luke 24:46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
• Acts 5:20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

Commentaries on Amos 7:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 It is no new thing for the accusers of the brethren, to misrepresent them as enemies to the king and kingdom, as traitors to their prince, and troublers of the land, when they are the best friends to both. Those who make gain their godliness, and are governed by the hopes of wealth and preferment, are ready to think these the most powerful motives with others also. But those who have a warrant from God, like Amos, ought not to fear the face…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Amos did not seek money. Instead, the Lord's voice (see Amos 1:2; 3:8) inspired Amos to prophesy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. took me as I followed the flock--So David was taken (2Sa 7:8; Psa 78:70, 71). Messiah is the antitypical Shepherd (Psa 23:1-6; Joh 10:1-18). unto my people--"against" [Maurer]; so Am 7:16. Jehovah claims them still as His by right, though slighting His authority. God would recover them to His service by the prophet's ministry.Read the comment

Topics related to Amos 7:15

• Amaziah
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Commentaries on Amos 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings