Amos 7:3
New International Version
So the LORD relented. “This will not happen,” the LORD said.

New Living Translation
So the LORD relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said.

English Standard Version
The LORD relented concerning this: “It shall not be,” said the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.

King James Bible
The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.

New King James Version
So the LORD relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” said the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD relented of this. “It shall not be,” said the LORD.

NASB 1995
The LORD changed His mind about this. “It shall not be,” said the LORD.

NASB 1977
The LORD changed His mind about this. “It shall not be,” said the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” said Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
The LORD revoked this sentence. “It shall not take place,” said the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD relented concerning this. “It will not happen,” he said.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD relented concerning this. “It will not happen,” He said.

American Standard Version
Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
Then the LORD felt sorry and answered, "I won't let it be destroyed."

English Revised Version
The LORD repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD changed his plans about this. "This won't happen," the LORD said.

Good News Translation
The LORD changed his mind and said, "What you saw will not take place."

International Standard Version
So the LORD relented from this. "This will not happen," said the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.

NET Bible
The LORD decided not to do this. "It will not happen," the LORD said.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD relented concerning this. "It shall not be," says the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.

World English Bible
Yahweh relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” says Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH has relented of this, “It will not be,” said YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah hath repented of this, 'It shall not be,' said Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah lamented for this: It shall not be, said Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord had pity upon this: It shall not be, said the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The Lord has been merciful about this. “It will not be,” said the Lord.

New American Bible
The LORD relented concerning this. “This shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD relented concerning this; “It shall not be,” said the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then the LORD averted this calamity: it shall not be.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH changed this, and it will not be
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD repented concerning this; 'It shall not be', saith the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Repent, O Lord, for this. And this shall not be, saith the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Locusts, Fire, and Plumb Line
2And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” 3So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. 4This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.…

Cross References
Exodus 32:14
So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.

Jonah 3:10
When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

Jeremiah 18:7-10
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, ...

2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Joel 2:13-14
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. / Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.

Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

Isaiah 38:1-5
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” / Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, / saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. ...

Ezekiel 18:21-23
But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die. / None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live. / Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

Genesis 18:23-33
Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? / What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? / Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” ...

1 Samuel 15:29
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”

Psalm 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

Hosea 11:8-9
How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred! / I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.

Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Luke 13:3-5
No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. / Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? / No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,


Treasury of Scripture

The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, said the LORD.

Amos 7:6
The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.

Deuteronomy 32:36
For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

1 Chronicles 21:15
And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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Amos 7
1. The judgments of the grasshoppers,
4. and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos.
7. By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel.
10. Amaziah complains of Amos.
14. Amos shows his calling
16. and Amaziah's judgment.














So the LORD relented
The Hebrew word for "relented" is "נָחַם" (nacham), which can mean to be sorry, to console oneself, or to change one's mind. In the context of Amos, this word reflects God's compassionate nature and His willingness to respond to intercession. Historically, this demonstrates the dynamic relationship between God and His people, where divine judgment is not arbitrary but responsive to human repentance and prayer. This highlights the power of prayer and the mercy of God, who is not unyielding but listens to the cries of His people.

from this plan
The phrase "from this plan" indicates a specific intention or course of action that God was prepared to execute. In the context of Amos, this refers to the impending judgment on Israel due to their sins. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of God's plans and the reality of divine judgment. However, it also shows that God's plans are not set in stone when it comes to judgment; they can be altered through genuine repentance and intercession, reflecting His justice tempered with mercy.

'It will not happen,'
This declaration from God is a powerful testament to His sovereignty and authority. The phrase "It will not happen" is a definitive statement that cancels the impending disaster. It serves as a reminder of God's ultimate control over history and events. Scripturally, it echoes other instances where God has withheld judgment in response to repentance, such as in the account of Nineveh in the book of Jonah. This phrase reassures believers of God's willingness to forgive and His desire for redemption rather than destruction.

He said
The phrase "He said" emphasizes the personal and direct communication from God. It is a reminder that God is not distant or detached but actively involved in the lives of His people. In the prophetic tradition, the words spoken by God through His prophets carry immense weight and authority. This phrase assures us that God's words are trustworthy and His promises are sure. It also highlights the role of prophets as intermediaries who convey God's messages to His people, urging them towards repentance and righteousness.

(3) The Lord repented.--The judgment is withheld. On the anthropomorphism of Jehovah repenting, comp. Genesis 6:5 and other passages.

Verse 3. - Repented for this; or, concerning this destruction. The punishment was conditioned by man's behaviour or other considerations. Here the prophet's intercession abates the full infliction of the penalty (compare analogous expressions, Deuteronomy 32:36; 1 Samuel 15:11; 2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 18:8; Jeremiah 42:10; Jonah 3:10, where see note). Amos may have had in memory the passage in Joel 2:13. The LXX. here and in ver. 6 has Μετανόησον Κύριε ἐπὶ τούτῳ καὶ τοῦτο οὐκ ἔσται λέγει Κύριος, "Repent, O Lord, for this; and this shall not be, saith the Lord." Hence some early commentators gathered that the prophet's intercession was rejected; but the words do not necessarily bear that sense (see St. Cyril Alex. and Theodoret, in loc.). It shall not be. This respite refers to the retreat of the Assyrians under Pul, the usurping monarch who assumed the name of Tiglath-Pileser II. (2 Kings 15:17, etc.). Some commentators consider the judgment to be literally plague of locusts; but this is not probable.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

relented
נִחַ֥ם (ni·ḥam)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge

from
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

this [plan].
זֹ֑את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

“It will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

happen,”
תִהְיֶ֖ה (ṯih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

[He]
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

said.
אָמַ֥ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say


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