Amos 7 · Verse 15

Amos 7:15

And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
Amos 7:15, King James Version

Amos 7:15 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
WEBand the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
ASVand Jehovah took me from following the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
YLTand Jehovah taketh me from after the flock, and Jehovah saith unto me, Go, prophesy unto My people Israel.
DARBYAnd Jehovah took me as I followed the flock, and Jehovah said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
BBEAnd the Lord took me from the flock, and the Lord said to me, Go, be a prophet to my people Israel.
WebsterAnd the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel.

What does Amos 7:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Amos 7:10-17

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…

Read the full comment on Amos 7:10-17 →

Amos 7:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקָּחֵ֣נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niand he took meH3947
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.Reifrom afterH310
הַצֹּ֑אןha.Tzonthe flockH6629
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980
הִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'prophesyH5012
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עַמִּ֥י'a.Mipeople myH5971
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Amos 7:15

  • 2 Samuel 7:8

    Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

  • Ezekiel 2:3-4

    And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God.

  • Jeremiah 1:7

    But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

  • Psalms 78:70-72

    He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

  • Matthew 9:9

    And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

  • Acts 5:20

    Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

  • Matthew 4:18-19

    And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

  • Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  • Luke 24:46-48

    And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.

  • Acts 4:20

    For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

  • Acts 5:29-32

    Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
took.
2Sa 7:8; Ps 78:70-72; Mt 4:18,19; 9:9
as I followed. Heb. from behind. Go.
Jer 1:7; Eze 2:3,4; Lu 24:46-48; Ac 1:8; 4:20; 5:20,29-32

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Context

  • Amos 7:14

    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:

  • Amos 7:15

    And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

  • Amos 7:16

    Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

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Amos 7:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová me tomó de tras el ganado, y díjome Jehová: Ve, y profetiza á mi pueblo Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et l’ Éternel me prit quand je suivais le menu bétail, et l’ Éternel me dit: Va, prophétise à mon peuple Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova nahm mich hinter dem Kleinvieh weg, und Jehova sprach zu mir: Gehe hin, weissage meinem Volke Israel. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et tulit me Dominus cum sequerer gregem, et dixit Dominus ad me: Vade, propheta ad populum meum Israël.