 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 sycamore fruit:* And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel...  Notes on the Miracles of Our Lord - Page 129by Richard Chenevix Trench - 1847 - 467 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Wheatly - 1746 - 456 pages
...Inftance of this very Cafe in the Perfon of Amos : lwes no Prophet, (faith he) neither was la Pro*f bet's Son ; but I was an Herdman, and a Gatherer of Sycomore Fruit. This we may prefume was an Engagement and Employ ' that left him but little Opportunity of im» proving... | |
 | George Fox - 1803 - 436 pages
...king's chapel, and it is the king's court,' chap. vii. 13. Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, 'I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore-fruit ; and the Lord took me, as I followed the flock. And the... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...audacious and dangerous to insult him and his court heret M 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 sycamore fruit, or, wild figs ; I was not by firofeseion a prophet, nor educated at their college :... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 498 pages
...for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king'i court. Then answered Amos, and said to- Amaziafc, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son ; but I was as herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit ; and the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 448 pages
...also informs you how God called him ; as it is written, " 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 sycamore fruit: and the Lord took me as I followed the flock; and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1875 - 618 pages
...sycomore-figs are eaten only by the lower classes of the community, as illustrated in Amos vii. 14, — " I was no prophet; neither was I a prophet's son ;...was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit." The occupation of herdman, of course, implies a very humble social status. It is still an article of... | |
 | 1815 - 614 pages
...for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. 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 sycamore fruit : 15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy... | |
 | Edward Stillingfleet - 1817 - 438 pages
...foundation for such a distinction of prophets in those words of Amos to Ainaziah, Amos vii. 14, 15. I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son ; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruits : and the Lord took me as I followed the Jlock ; and... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1817 - 460 pages
...; for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son ; but I wa§ an herdman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: and the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and... | |
 | 1818 - 556 pages
...Bethel; for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. 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 wild figs. And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto... | |
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