Amos 7:5

What does Amos 7:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Amos 7:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then said I, O Lord God, let there be an end: how will Jacob be able to keep his place? for he is small.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise--for he <FI>is<Fi> small?'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And I said: O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee, who shall raise up Jacob, for he is a little one?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

Context

v.4Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.

v.5This passage

v.6Jehovah repented concerning this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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.

  • Joel 2:17

    Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

  • Isaiah 10:25

    For yet a very little while, and the indignation against thee shall be accomplished, and mine anger shall be directed to his destruction.

  • Amos 7:2

    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.

  • Psalms 85:4

    Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

  • Isaiah 1:9

    Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

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