<p class="bodytext">Amos replied<n id="1" /> to Amaziah, &#8220;I was not a prophet by profession.<n id="2" /> No,<n id="3" /> I was a herdsman who also took care of<n id="4" /> sycamore fig trees.<n id="5" />

<p class="poetry">I made some of your sons prophetsp> <p class="poetry">and some of your young men Nazirites.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Is this not true, you Israelites?&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is speaking!p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;But you made the Nazirites drink wine;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you commanded the prophets, &#8216;Do not prophesy!&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.p>