Amos 7:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Amos 7:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 7:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 7:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then I said, “Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.””

Amos 7:5 — World English Bible

Amos 7:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Amos 7:5 — American Standard Version

Amos 7:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Amos 7:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 7:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Amos 7:5 — Darby Translation

Amos 7:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseeche thee: who shall raise vp Iaakob? for he is small.”

Amos 7:5 — Geneva Bible

Amos 7:5 in Context — Amos 7

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.

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

6 The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God.

7 Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

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What Does Amos 7:5 Mean?

Amos 7:5 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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