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How can Jacob survive? He is so small!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/amos/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/amos/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “O Lord GOD, please cease! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he <i>is</i> small.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/amos/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then I said: “O Lord GOD, cease, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he <i>is</i> small!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/amos/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand? For he is small.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then I said, &#8220Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/amos/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/amos/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I said, “Lord Yahweh, please stop! How can Jacob rise up, for he is small?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/amos/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “O Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, For he is so small [that he cannot endure this]?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/amos/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive since he is so small? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, &#8220Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive since he is so small?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/amos/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/amos/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then I said, "Won't you please stop? How can our weak nation survive?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/amos/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/amos/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then I said, "Almighty LORD, please stop! How can [the descendants of] Jacob survive? There are so few of them."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/amos/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then I said, "Stop, O Sovereign LORD! How can your people survive? They are so small and weak!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/amos/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So I kept on saying, "Lord GOD, forgive—please! How will Jacob stand, since he is so small?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/amos/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, ?Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/amos/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I said, "Sovereign LORD, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/amos/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, "Lord GOD, stop, I beg you. How could Jacob stand? For he is small."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/amos/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/amos/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/amos/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Lord YHWH, please cease, "" How does Jacob arise—for he [is] small?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/amos/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he is small?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/amos/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, O Lord Jehovah, cease now: who shall cause Jacob to rise? for he is small.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/amos/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee, who shall raise up Jacob, for he is a little one? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/amos/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I said, “Lord God, cease, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/amos/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I said: Cease, O Lord GOD! Who will raise up Jacob? He is so small! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/amos/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “O Lord GOD, cease, I beg you! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/amos/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, O LORD God, forgive. Who shall raise up Jacob? For he is small in numbers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/amos/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I said: ”LORD OF LORDS, strengthen me! Who will raise up Yaqob, because he is small?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/amos/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said I: O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech Thee; How shall Jacob stand? for he is small.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/amos/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/amos/7-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1170" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">The Locusts, Fire, and Plumb Line</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>This 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. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">“Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">please</a> <a href="/hebrew/2308.htm" title="2308: ḥă·ḏal- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To cease. A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. desist; be lacking or idle.">stop!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">will Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">survive,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">since</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: qā·ṭōn (Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">is so small?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a></span><br />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.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13-20</a></span><br />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, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Jeremiah 26:19</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Jonah 3:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Joel 2:17</a></span><br />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?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Isaiah 37:4</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Isaiah 38:1-5</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel 11:13</a></span><br />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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Habakkuk 3:2</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Matthew 24:22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-8.htm">Luke 13:8-9</a></span><br />‘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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a></span><br />Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.</p><p class="hdg">cease.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2</a></b></br> And it came to pass, <i>that</i> 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 <i>is</i> small.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-4.htm">Psalm 85:4</a></b></br> Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">Isaiah 10:25</a></b></br> For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2,3</a></b></br> And it came to pass, <i>that</i> 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 <i>is</i> small… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a></b></br> Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, <i>and</i> we should have been like unto Gomorrah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Jeremiah 30:19</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/hosea/8-10.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Please</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Small</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/hosea/2-11.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">Survive</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Able</a> <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/jonah/1-14.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/jonah/1-14.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/amos/8-2.htm">End</a> <a href="/amos/8-7.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/jonah/1-8.htm">Please</a> <a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Small</a> <a href="/amos/7-6.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Survive</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-1.htm">The judgments of the grasshoppers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-4.htm">and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amaziah complains of Amos.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos shows his calling</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/amos/7-16.htm">and Amaziah's judgment.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then I said,</b><br>This phrase indicates the prophet Amos speaking directly to God. Amos, a shepherd and fig tree farmer from Tekoa, was called by God to prophesy to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His role as a prophet is significant because it shows that God can call anyone, regardless of their social status or occupation, to deliver His message.<p><b>“Lord GOD,</b><br>The use of "Lord GOD" reflects a deep reverence and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and authority. The Hebrew term used here is "Adonai Yahweh," emphasizing both God's lordship and His covenant relationship with Israel. This dual title underscores the seriousness of Amos's plea and the recognition of God's power to enact or withhold judgment.<p><b>please stop!</b><br>Amos intercedes on behalf of Israel, asking God to relent from His planned judgment. This reflects the role of a prophet not only as a messenger but also as an intercessor. It parallels the intercessory roles of figures like Moses (<a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>) and Abraham (<a href="/genesis/18-22.htm">Genesis 18:22-33</a>), who also pleaded with God to spare His people.<p><b>How will Jacob survive,</b><br>"Jacob" is a reference to the nation of Israel, named after the patriarch Jacob, whose descendants formed the twelve tribes. This plea highlights the vulnerability of Israel and the impending danger they face due to their sins. It reflects a deep concern for the survival of God's chosen people, despite their waywardness.<p><b>since he is so small?”</b><br>This phrase emphasizes Israel's perceived weakness and insignificance in the face of divine judgment. Historically, Israel was a relatively small nation compared to the surrounding empires like Assyria and Egypt. The imagery of smallness conveys a sense of helplessness and the need for divine mercy. It also foreshadows the New Testament theme of God using the weak and humble to accomplish His purposes (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a></b><br>A prophet from Tekoa, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to Israel. He is known for his boldness and intercession on behalf of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord_god.htm">Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign and covenant-keeping God of Israel, who reveals His plans to His prophets and listens to their intercessions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Represents the nation of Israel, often referred to by the name of their patriarch, highlighting their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The Northern Kingdom, which is the primary audience of Amos's prophecies, facing impending judgment due to their sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_locusts_and_fire.htm">Vision of Locusts and Fire</a></b><br>Preceding this verse, Amos sees visions of locusts and fire as instruments of God's judgment, prompting his intercession.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a></b><br>Amos exemplifies the heart of an intercessor, standing in the gap for others. Believers are called to pray for their communities and nations, seeking God's mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is sovereign and just, He is also merciful and responsive to sincere prayers. This balance should encourage believers to approach Him with humility and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_humility.htm">The Power of Humility</a></b><br>Amos acknowledges the smallness of Jacob, recognizing human frailty and dependence on God. Believers should cultivate humility, understanding their need for God's grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The context of Amos's intercession underscores the need for repentance. Believers should regularly examine their lives and turn from sin, seeking God's forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_prophetic_boldness.htm">The Call to Prophetic Boldness</a></b><br>Amos's boldness in speaking to God and delivering His message is a model for believers to speak truth in love, even when it is challenging.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_decision_in_amos.htm">Amos 7:3, 6 – If God is “unchanging,” why does He appear to change His decision in answer to Amos’s plea? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_amos_5_18_contradict_hopeful_texts.htm">Amos 5:18 - If the 'Day of the Lord' is described here as darkness, does this contradict other biblical texts that portray it as a time of hope or victory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_ancient_records_of_exodus_plagues.htm">Exodus 7--Overall: Why do no independent ancient records outside the Bible confirm these miraculous plagues?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/amos/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 5, 6.</span> - 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/amos/7-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then I said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stop!</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲדַל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ḏal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2308.htm">Strong's 2308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲקֹ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">survive,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָק֖וּם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">since</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is so small?”</span><br /><span class="heb">קָטֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṭōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small, young, unimportant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/amos/7-5.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 7:5 Then I said Lord Yahweh stop (Amo. 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