Holy Scripture
Amos 7:14
A church father on this verse
“Amos also said, "I was no prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but only a herdsman, a gatherer of sycamore fruit. And God took me." But he did not say this to exalt himself, but to stop their mouths that suspected him as no prophet, and to show that he is no deceiver, nor says of his own mind the things which he says.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
14And Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruits.
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In context
12And Amaziah said to Amos, Go, seer, remove thou into the land of Judah, and live there, and thou shalt prophesy there:
13but thou shalt no longer prophesy at Bethel: for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the royal house.
— Amos 7:14 —
15And the Lord took me from the sheep, and the Lord said to me, Go, and prophesy to my people Israel.
16And now hear the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not to Israel, and raise not a tumult against the house of Jacob.