Amos 7:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I said,וָאֹמַ֗ר
(va·'o·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
pleaseנָ֔א
(na,)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
stop!חֲדַל־
(cha·dal-)
2308: to ceasea prim. root
Howמִ֥י
(mi)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
can Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑ב
(ya·'a·kov;)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
stand,יָק֖וּם
(ya·kum)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
for he is small?"קָטֹ֖ן
(ka·ton)
6996b: small, insignificantfrom qaton


















KJV Lexicon
Then said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I O Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
cease
chadal  (khaw-dal')
to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle -- cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.
I beseech thee by whom shall Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
arise
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
for he is small
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, "Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?"

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

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

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

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

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

King James 2000 Bible
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
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