Amos 7:5
New International Version
Then I cried out, “Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”

New Living Translation
Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”

English Standard Version
Then I said, “O Lord GOD, please cease! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!”

Berean Standard Bible
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”

King James Bible
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

New King James Version
Then I said: “O Lord GOD, cease, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!”

New American Standard Bible
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand? For he is small.”

NASB 1995
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?”

NASB 1977
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then I said, “Lord Yahweh, please stop! How can Jacob rise up, for he is small?”

Amplified Bible
Then I said, “O Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, For he is so small [that he cannot endure this]?”

Christian Standard Bible
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive since he is so small? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive since he is so small?”

American Standard Version
Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

Contemporary English Version
Then I said, "Won't you please stop? How can our weak nation survive?"

English Revised Version
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then I said, "Almighty LORD, please stop! How can [the descendants of] Jacob survive? There are so few of them."

Good News Translation
Then I said, "Stop, O Sovereign LORD! How can your people survive? They are so small and weak!"

International Standard Version
So I kept on saying, "Lord GOD, forgive—please! How will Jacob stand, since he is so small?"

Majority Standard Bible
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”

NET Bible
I said, "Sovereign LORD, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!"

New Heart English Bible
Then I said, "Lord GOD, stop, I beg you. How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

World English Bible
Then I said, “Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Lord YHWH, please cease, "" How does Jacob arise—for he [is] small?”

Young's Literal Translation
Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he is small?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And saying, O Lord Jehovah, cease now: who shall cause Jacob to rise? for he is small.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said: O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee, who shall raise up Jacob, for he is a little one?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I said, “Lord God, cease, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?”

New American Bible
Then I said: Cease, O Lord GOD! Who will raise up Jacob? He is so small!

New Revised Standard Version
Then I said, “O Lord GOD, cease, I beg you! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then I said, O LORD God, forgive. Who shall raise up Jacob? For he is small in numbers.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I said: ”LORD OF LORDS, strengthen me! Who will raise up Yaqob, because he is small?”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then said I: O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech Thee; How shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then I said, O Lord, cease, I pray thee: who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small in number. Repent, O Lord, for this.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Locusts, Fire, and Plumb Line
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. 5Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” 6So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.…

Cross References
Exodus 32:11-14
But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ...

Numbers 14:13-20
But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. / And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. / If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ...

2 Samuel 24:17
When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”

1 Kings 21:27-29
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly. / Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: / “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”

Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

Jonah 3:9-10
Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.” / 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.

Joel 2:17
Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”

Isaiah 37:4
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”

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 9:8
While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

Ezekiel 11:13
Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”

Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

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 13:8-9
‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. / If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”

Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.


Treasury of Scripture

Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

cease.

Amos 7:2
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

Psalm 85:4
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

Isaiah 10:25
For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

for.

Amos 7:2,3
And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small…

Isaiah 1:9
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 30:19
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

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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.














Then I said
This phrase indicates a direct response from the prophet Amos. In the Hebrew text, the word for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is often used to denote a declaration or a plea. Amos, as a prophet, is interceding on behalf of Israel, showing his deep concern and compassion for the people. This reflects the role of a prophet not only as a messenger of God's word but also as an intercessor for the people.

Lord GOD
The term "Lord GOD" in Hebrew is "אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה" (Adonai Yahweh). "Adonai" is a title of respect and authority, while "Yahweh" is the personal name of God, emphasizing His covenant relationship with Israel. This dual title underscores both the sovereignty and the personal nature of God. Amos appeals to God's authority and His covenantal faithfulness, recognizing that only God has the power to change the course of events.

please stop
The plea "please stop" is a heartfelt intercession. The Hebrew word "חָדַל" (chadal) means to cease or desist. Amos is earnestly asking God to relent from His planned judgment. This highlights the prophet's role as an advocate for mercy, and it reflects the biblical theme that God is responsive to sincere prayer and intercession.

How will Jacob survive
"Jacob" here is a poetic reference to the nation of Israel, derived from the patriarch Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel. The question "How will Jacob survive" indicates a deep concern for the nation's vulnerability. Historically, Israel was often caught between powerful empires, and Amos is acutely aware of their fragile state. This phrase underscores the theme of divine judgment and mercy, as well as the prophet's empathy for his people.

since he is so small?
The phrase "since he is so small" refers to Israel's perceived insignificance and vulnerability. The Hebrew word "קָטֹן" (qaton) means small or insignificant. This reflects the socio-political reality of Israel during Amos's time, as a small nation surrounded by larger powers. It also conveys a spiritual truth about human frailty and the need for divine intervention. Amos's plea is a reminder of God's compassion for the humble and the weak, and it calls believers to trust in God's strength rather than their own.

(5, 6) Instead of "forgive," the prophet now only ventures to say "cease," a cry for arrest of judgment. Yet the same plea for pity is urged as before. Jeroboam II. and his house are spared for awhile. But another awful vision comes to the prophet.

Verses 5, 6. - The intercession is the same as in ver. 2, except that the prophet says cease instead of "forgive;" and in effect the tide of war was rolled back from Israel, and Samaria itself was spared for the time.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then I said,
וָאֹמַ֗ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Lord
אֲדֹנָ֤י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD,
יְהוִה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

please
נָ֔א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

stop!
חֲדַל־ (ḥă·ḏal-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

How
מִ֥י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

will Jacob
יַעֲקֹ֑ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

survive,
יָק֖וּם (yā·qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

since
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is so small?”
קָטֹ֖ן (qā·ṭōn)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant


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