Amos 7:2 — Bible Verse (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.”
Amos 7:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Amos 7:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Amos 7:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Amos 7:2 — World English Bible
Amos 7:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Amos 7:2 — American Standard Version
Amos 7:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 <FI>is<Fi> small?'”
Amos 7:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Amos 7:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass, when they had wholly eaten the grass of the land, that I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small. ”
Amos 7:2 — Darby Translation
Amos 7:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when they had made an ende of eating the grasse of the land, then I saide, O Lord God, spare, I beseeche thee: who shall raise vp Iaakob? for he is small.”
Amos 7:2 — Geneva Bible
Amos 7:2 in Context — Amos 7
1 Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
2 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.
3 The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.
4 Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
What Does Amos 7:2 Mean?
Amos 7:2 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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