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 no longer prophesy at Bethel, for it is a sanctuary of the king and a royal residence.” 14Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet; for I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs. But the Lord took me from following the flock and the Lord said to me, ‘Go prophesy to My people Israel.’ 16Now hear the word of the Lord: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’ 17Therefore, thus says the Lord, ‘Your wife will become a harlot in the city, your sons and your daughters will fall by the sword, your land will be parceled up by a measuring line and you yourself will die upon unclean soil. Moreover, Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’”

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
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to me, ‘Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• to My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Amos 7:15

• 2 Samuel 7:8Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
• Psalms 78:70He also chose David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds;
• Matthew 4:18Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.
• Jeremiah 1:7But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ Because everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak.
• Ezekiel 2:3Then He said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.
• Luke 24:46and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day,
• Acts 1:8but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
• Acts 4:20for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
• Acts 5:20“Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this 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
• Amos
• Call
• Minister, Christian
• Prophecy
• Prophets
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Amaziah
• Amos
• Arise
• Contend
• Amos (1)
• Ezekiel
• Follow
• God
• Jeroboam

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