Amos 7:6
New International Version
So the LORD relented. “This will not happen either,” the Sovereign LORD said.

New Living Translation
Then the LORD relented from this plan, too. “I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign LORD.

English Standard Version
The LORD relented concerning this: “This also shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.

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

King James Bible
The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.

New King James Version
So the LORD relented concerning this. “This also shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.

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

NASB 1995
The LORD changed His mind about this. “This too shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.

NASB 1977
The LORD changed His mind about this. “This too shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh relented concerning this. “This too shall not be,” said Lord Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
The LORD revoked this sentence. “This also shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD relented concerning this. “This will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD relented concerning this. “This will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.

American Standard Version
Jehovah repented concerning this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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

English Revised Version
The LORD repented concerning this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.

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

Good News Translation
The LORD changed his mind again and said, "This will not take place either."

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

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

NET Bible
The LORD decided not to do this. The sovereign LORD said, "This will not happen either."

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

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.

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

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

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

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

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

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD relented concerning this; “This also shall not be,” said the Lord GOD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The LORD averted this calamity; this also 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; 'This also shall not be', saith the Lord GOD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
This also shall not be, saith the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Locusts, Fire, and Plumb Line
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. 7This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.…

Cross References
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.

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

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!”

2 Samuel 24:16
But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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 14:20
“I have pardoned them as you requested,” the LORD replied.

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. ...

Jeremiah 18:7-8
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.

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.”

Ezekiel 20:17
Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.

Genesis 18:32
Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”

2 Chronicles 12:7
When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

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.


Treasury of Scripture

The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, said the Lord GOD.

Judges 2:18
And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

Judges 10:16
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Psalm 90:13
Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

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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
The phrase "So the LORD" begins with the divine name, "Yahweh," which is often translated as "LORD" in English Bibles. This name signifies the covenantal relationship between God and His people, Israel. It is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His personal involvement in the affairs of humanity. The use of "LORD" here emphasizes that it is not just any deity, but the God of Israel, who is actively engaged in the narrative.

relented
is translated from the Hebrew word "נָחַם" (nacham), which can mean to be sorry, to console oneself, or to change one's mind. In the context of Amos 7:6, it indicates a divine change of course in response to intercession. This is a profound demonstration of God's mercy and willingness to respond to the prayers of His prophets. It shows that while God is just, He is also compassionate and open to dialogue with His people.

concerning this
refers to the specific judgment that God had planned to bring upon Israel. In the preceding verses, Amos had seen visions of destruction, and he pleaded with God to spare the people. The phrase "concerning this" ties back to those visions and the specific acts of judgment that were averted. It highlights the power of intercessory prayer and the importance of standing in the gap for others. This phrase also serves as a reminder of the conditional nature of some of God's pronouncements, where human response can influence divine action.

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
הִיא֙ (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

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

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

either,”
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

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

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

GOD.
יְהוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH


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