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Amos 7:1-9
Legacy Standard Bible
Amos 7:1-9
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh Will Rise Up Against Israel
7 Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, He was forming a (A)locust-swarm [a]when the spring crop began to come up. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s [b]mowing. 2 And it happened [c]when it had (B)completed eating the vegetation of the land, that I said,
“(C)Lord Yahweh, please pardon!
[d]How can Jacob rise up,
For he is (D)small?”
3 Yahweh [e](E)relented concerning this.
“It shall not be,” said Yahweh.
4 Thus Lord Yahweh showed me, and behold, Lord Yahweh was calling to contend with them by (F)fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the [f]farm land. 5 Then I said,
“(G)Lord Yahweh, please stop!
[g](H)How can Jacob rise up, for he is small?”
6 Yahweh [h](I)relented concerning this.
“This too shall not be,” said Lord Yahweh.
7 Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing [i]by a wall made with a [j]plumb line, and in His hand was a [k]plumb line. 8 And Yahweh said to me, “(J)What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“Behold, I am about to put a (K)plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I will (L)pass over them no longer.
9 The (M)high places of Isaac will be desolated
And the (N)sanctuaries of Israel laid waste.
Then I will (O)rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
Footnotes
- Amos 7:1 Lit at the beginning of the coming up of
- Amos 7:1 Or shearings
- Amos 7:2 Lit if
- Amos 7:2 Lit As who
- Amos 7:3 Or regretted
- Amos 7:4 Lit portion
- Amos 7:5 Lit Who
- Amos 7:6 Or regretted, cf. 1 Sam 15:11, 29, 35
- Amos 7:7 Or upon
- Amos 7:7 Lit tin; presumably the weight of a plumb line
- Amos 7:7 Lit tin; presumably the weight of a plumb line
Amos 7:1-9
New International Version
Amos 7:1-9
New International Version
Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line
7 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me:(A) He was preparing swarms of locusts(B) after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up. 2 When they had stripped the land clean,(C) I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive?(D) He is so small!(E)”
3 So the Lord relented.(F)
“This will not happen,” the Lord said.(G)
4 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: The Sovereign Lord was calling for judgment by fire;(H) it dried up the great deep and devoured(I) the land. 5 Then I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!(J)”
6 So the Lord relented.(K)
“This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.(L)
7 This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb,[a] with a plumb line[b] in his hand. 8 And the Lord asked me, “What do you see,(M) Amos?(N)”
“A plumb line,(O)” I replied.
Then the Lord said, “Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.(P)
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