14. But Amos replied, “I’m not a professional prophet, and I was never trained to be one. I’m just a shepherd, and I take care of sycamore-fig trees.
15. But the lord called me away from my flock and told me, ‘Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.’
16. Now then, listen to this message from the lord:“You say,‘Don’t prophesy against Israel.Stop preaching against my people.’
17. But this is what the lord says:‘Your wife will become a prostitute in this city,and your sons and daughters will be killed.Your land will be divided up,and you yourself will die in a foreign land.And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile,far from their homeland.’”