Amos 7:15
And the Lord took me when I followed the flock, and the Lord said to me: Go, prophesy to my people Israel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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2 Samuel 7:8And now thus shalt thou speak to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: a I took thee out of the pastures from following the sheep to be ruler over my people Israel:
Psalms 78:70And he chose his servant David, and took him from the hocks of sheep: he brought him from following the ewes great with young,
Ezekiel 2:3And saying: Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious people, that hath revolted from me, they, and their fathers, have transgressed my covenant even unto this day.
Matthew 4:18And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers).
Luke 24:46And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead, the third day:
Acts 4:20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Matthew Henry on Amos 7:11-17
Amaziah's Charge against Amos; Amaziah's Doom. ( b. c. 785.) 10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But… Read the whole commentary →