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Amos 7:2

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?”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
כִּלָּה֙ki.Lahit had finishedH3615 →
לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le.'e.khOlto eatH398 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֵ֣שֶׂב'E.sev[the] vegetation ofH6212 →
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Marand I saidH559 →
אֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiO LordH136 →
יְהוִה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3069 →
סְֽלַֽח־se.lach-forgiveH5545 →
נָ֔אNa'pleaseH4994 →
מִ֥יmiwho?H4310 →
יָק֖וּםya.Kumwill he standH6965 →
יַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
קָטֹ֖ןka.Ton[is] smallH6996 →
הֽוּא׃Hu'heH1931 →

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Exodus 32:32Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”Isaiah 37:4Perhaps 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.”Ezekiel 11:13Now 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?”Joel 2:17Let 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?’”Jeremiah 14:20–21We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.Ezekiel 9:8While 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?”Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.Jeremiah 42:2Jeremiah 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.Exodus 10:15They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.James 5:15–16And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.Amos 7:5Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”Isaiah 51:19These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?Exodus 34:9“O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”Daniel 9:19O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”Psalms 12:1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.Numbers 14:17–19So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:Exodus 32:11–12But 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?Psalms 44:24–26Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?

About Amos

The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Amos — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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