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14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet`s son; but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore-trees: 15and Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel.
Amos 7:14-15 (WEB)