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How can Jacob survive? He is so small!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/amos/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> In my vision the locusts ate every green plant in sight. Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, please forgive us or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.” <a href="/esv/amos/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, “O Lord GOD, please forgive! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!” <a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And 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?” <a href="/kjv/amos/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/amos/7.htm">New King James Version</a> And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: “O Lord GOD, forgive, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!” <a href="/nasb_/amos/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, “Lord GOD, please pardon! How can Jacob stand? For he is small.” <a href="/nasb/amos/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, &#8220Lord GOD, please pardon! How can Jacob stand, For he is small?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/amos/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, “Lord GOD, please pardon! How can Jacob stand, For he is small?” <a href="/lsb/amos/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it happened when it had completed eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, “Lord Yahweh, please pardon! How can Jacob rise up, For he is small?” <a href="/amp/amos/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And when the locusts had finished eating the plants of the land, then I said, “O Lord GOD, please forgive! How can Jacob stand, For he is so small [that he cannot endure this]?” <a href="/csb/amos/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When the locusts finished eating the vegetation of the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive since he is so small? ” <a href="/hcsb/amos/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the locusts finished eating the vegetation of the land, I said, &#8220Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive since he is so small?&#8221 <a href="/asv/amos/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. <a href="/cev/amos/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In my vision the locusts ate every crop in the land, and I said to the LORD, "Please forgive your nation. It's so weak. How can it survive?" <a href="/erv/amos/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass that when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. <a href="/gwt/amos/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When the locusts had finished eating every plant in the land, I said, "Almighty LORD, please forgive us! How can [the descendants of] Jacob survive? There are so few of them." <a href="/gnt/amos/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> In my vision I saw the locusts eat up every green thing in the land, and then I said, "Sovereign LORD, forgive your people! How can they survive? They are so small and weak!" <a href="/isv/amos/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> And so it came about that when the swarm had finished eating the grass of the land, I was saying, "Lord GOD, forgive—please! How will Jacob stand, since he is small?" <a href="/msb/amos/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And 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?? <a href="/net/amos/7.htm">NET Bible</a> When they had completely consumed the earth's vegetation, I said, "Sovereign LORD, forgive Israel! How can Jacob survive? He is too weak!" <a href="/nheb/amos/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, "Lord GOD, forgive, I beg you. How could Jacob stand? For he is small." <a href="/wbt/amos/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/amos/7.htm">World English Bible</a> When they finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, “Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it has come to pass, when it has finished to consume the herb of the land, that I say, “Lord YHWH, please forgive, "" How does Jacob arise—for he [is] small?” <a href="/ylt/amos/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it hath come to pass, when it hath finished to consume the herb of the land, that I say: 'Lord Jehovah, forgive, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he is small?' <a href="/slt/amos/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was if he finished to devour the green herb of the land, and saying, O Lord Jehovah, forgive now: who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, I said: O Lord God, be merciful, I beseech thee: who shall raise up Jacob, for he is very little? <a href="/cpdv/amos/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And it happened, when they had finally eaten all the grass in the land, that I said, “Lord God, be gracious, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?” <a href="/nabre/amos/7.htm">New American Bible</a> When they had finished eating the grass in the land, I said: Forgive, O Lord GOD! Who will raise up Jacob? He is so small! <a href="/nrsvce/amos/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, “O Lord GOD, forgive, I beg you! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it came to pass when they had finished eating the grass of the land, then I said, O LORD God, forgive. Who shall raise up Jacob? For he is small in numbers. <a href="/hpbt/amos/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when the devouring the grass of the land was finished, I said: ”LORD OF LORDS, strengthen me! Who will raise up Yaqob, because he is small?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And if it had come to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land--so I said: O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech Thee; How shall Jacob stand? for he is small. <a href="/sep/amos/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass when he had finished devouring the grass of the land, that I said, Lord God, be merciful; who shall raise up Jacob? for he is small in number. <a href="/parallel/amos/7-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1140" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/7.htm">The Locusts, Fire, and Plumb Line</a> 1This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up. 2<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kil·lāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">the locusts had</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6212.htm" title="6212: ‘ê·śeḇ (N-msc) -- Herb, herbage. From an unused root meaning to glisten; grass.">every green plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">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/5545.htm" title="5545: sə·laḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">forgive!</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> 3So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a> 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.’” ... <a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13-20</a> 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, ... <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9</a> Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. / O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? / Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us! <a href="/joel/2-17.htm">Joel 2:17</a> 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?’” <a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">2 Chronicles 30:18-20</a> A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone / who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.” / And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Isaiah 37:4</a> 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.” <a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20</a> Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8</a> 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?” <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">1 Kings 8:33-34</a> When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple, / then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to their fathers. <a href="/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17</a> 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.” <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a> So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. <a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-33</a> 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?” ... <a href="/1_samuel/7-8.htm">1 Samuel 7:8-9</a> and said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.” / Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him. <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">1 Kings 13:6</a> Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before. <a href="/jeremiah/42-2.htm">Jeremiah 42:2</a> Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.when.<a href="/exodus/10-15.htm">Exodus 10:15</a> For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.<a href="/revelation/9-4.htm">Revelation 9:4</a> And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.O Lord.<a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5</a> Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.<a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11,12</a> And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? … <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Exodus 34:9</a> And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.by whom shall Jacob arise.<a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Isaiah 51:19</a> These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?<a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8</a> And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?<a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel 11:13</a> And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?for.<a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Psalm 12:1</a> To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.<a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Psalm 44:24-26</a> Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? … <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Isaiah 37:4</a> It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Able</a> <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/daniel/1-12.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/amos/6-4.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/daniel/5-26.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/hosea/14-2.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/joel/3-21.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Please</a> <a href="/amos/6-11.htm">Small</a> <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-6.htm">Vegetation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Wholly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Beseech</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Forgive</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/matthew/6-30.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Please</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Small</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Vegetation</a> <a href="/amos/8-8.htm">Wholly</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 7</div>1. <a href="/amos/7-1.htm">The judgments of the grasshoppers,</a> 4. <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos.</a> 7. <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel.</a> 10. <a href="/amos/7-10.htm">Amaziah complains of Amos.</a> 14. <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos shows his calling</a> 16. <a href="/amos/7-16.htm">and Amaziah's judgment.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land This phrase describes a vision of devastation, where locusts consume all vegetation. Locust plagues were a common and feared disaster in the ancient Near East, often symbolizing divine judgment (<a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a>). The imagery of locusts is used elsewhere in Scripture to depict destruction and judgment, such as in <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a>. The complete consumption of green plants signifies total desolation, leaving the land barren and the people without sustenance.I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! Amos, as a prophet, intercedes on behalf of Israel, pleading for God's mercy. This reflects the role of prophets as mediators between God and His people. The plea for forgiveness indicates recognition of sin and the need for divine grace. The use of "Lord GOD" emphasizes the sovereignty and authority of God, acknowledging His power to forgive and relent from sending calamity.How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” "Jacob" refers to the nation of Israel, using the patriarch's name to evoke the covenant relationship between God and His people. The phrase "since he is so small" highlights Israel's vulnerability and weakness, emphasizing their inability to withstand such judgment without divine intervention. This plea underscores the theme of God's mercy and the hope for restoration despite Israel's shortcomings. The reference to Israel's smallness can also be seen as a call for compassion, as God often shows favor to the humble and lowly (<a href="/psalms/138-6.htm">Psalm 138:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Tekoa, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to Israel. He is known for his boldness and directness in addressing the sins of the people. 2. <a href="/topical/l/lord_god.htm">Lord GOD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is both just and merciful. In this passage, He is the one to whom Amos directs his intercession. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> A reference to the nation of Israel, descended from Jacob, the patriarch. Here, it symbolizes the people of Israel in their vulnerable state. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_locusts.htm">The Locusts</a> Represent a divine judgment sent by God to consume the land, symbolizing the impending devastation due to Israel's disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a> Refers to the land of Israel, which is under threat of destruction due to the people's sins and the subsequent divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a> Amos's prayer demonstrates the importance of interceding for others, especially when they are facing judgment. Believers are called to stand in the gap for those who are spiritually vulnerable. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_our_smallness.htm">Recognizing Our Smallness</a> Amos acknowledges Israel's smallness and vulnerability, reminding us of our dependence on God's mercy. We must recognize our limitations and seek God's strength and forgiveness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_willingness_to_forgive.htm">God's Willingness to Forgive</a> Despite the severity of the judgment, Amos appeals to God's forgiving nature. This teaches us that no matter how dire the situation, God's mercy is always available to those who repent. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The impending destruction by locusts serves as a warning about the consequences of turning away from God. It is a call to live in obedience and faithfulness to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 7</a> <a href="/q/what_symbols_show_themes_in_amos.htm">What symbols convey themes in the Book of Amos?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_amos_7_1-2_locust_plague.htm">Amos 7:1–2 – Is there any archaeological or historical evidence for a locust plague of such magnitude as described here? </a> <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> <a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</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>(2) The grass of the land.--The same word is used in the original in <a href="/genesis/1-11.htm" title="And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth: and it was so.">Genesis 1:11</a>, signifying herbs and vegetables. Amos saw the first wave of disaster in the destruction of the food of the people, and he interceded for respite and forgiveness. The cry takes the form, Who is Jacob that he should stand? (E.V., "by whom," is incorrect) for he is small.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - The grass of the land. The term includes vegetables of all sorts, the feed of man and beast (<a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Genesis 1:11</a>; see note on Zechariah 10:1). O Lord,...forgive. The prophet is not concerned to obtain the fulfilment of his prophecy; his heartfelt sympathy for his people yearns for their pardon, as he knows that punishment and restoration depend upon moral conditions. By whom shall Jacob arise? better, How shall Jacob stand? literally, as who? If he is thus weakened, as the vision portends, how shall he endure the stroke? Small; weakened by internal commotions and foreign attack (<a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">2 Kings 15:10-16, 19</a>). <a href="/commentaries/amos/7-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be when אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the locusts had כִּלָּה֙ (kil·lāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent eaten לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙ (le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat every green plant עֵ֣שֶׂב (‘ê·śeḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6212.htm">Strong's 6212: </a> Herb, herbage in the land, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land I said, וָאֹמַ֗ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Lord אֲדֹנָ֤י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD, יְהוִה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel please נָ֔א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' forgive! סְֽלַֽח־ (sə·laḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> To forgive, pardon How מִ֥י (mî) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix will Jacob יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc survive, יָק֖וּם (yā·qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand since כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction he הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is so small?” קָטֹ֖ן (qā·ṭōn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> Small, young, unimportant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 7:2 It happened that when they made (Amo. 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