Amos 7:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² And it came to be, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said, “O Master יהוה, forgive, I pray! How does Yaʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And when [the locusts] had finished eating the plants of the land, then I said, O Lord God, forgive, I pray You. How can Jacob stand? For he is so small!

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

² When they had finished eating the green plants of the land, I said, “LORD God, please forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And it happened, when they had finally eaten all the grass in the land, that I said, "Lord God, be gracious, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?"

Amos 7:2 Cross References

Psalm 12:1

Save, יהוה, for the kind one is no more! For the trustworthy have ceased from among the sons of men.

Exodus 10:15

And they covered the surface of all the land, so that the land was darkened. And they ate every plant of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left, and no greenness was left on the trees or on the plants of the field, in all the land of Mitsrayim.

Exodus 34:9

and said, “If, now, I have found favour in Your eyes, O יהוה, I pray, let יהוה  go on in our midst, even though we are a stiff-necked people. And forgive our crookedness and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”

Isaiah 37:4

‘It could be that יהוה  your Elohim does hear the words of the Raḇ

Isaiah 51:19

Both these are coming upon you – who is sorry for you?: Ruin and destruction, scarcity of food and sword. How shall I comfort you?

Jeremiah 14:7

O יהוה, though our crookednesses witness against us, act, for Your Name’s sake. For our backslidings have been many, we have sinned against You.

Jeremiah 42:2

and said to Yirmeyahu the prophet, “We beg you, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to יהוה  your Elohim, for all this remnant, for we are few left of many, as your eyes see us.

Ezekiel 11:13

And it came to be, while I was prophesying, that Pelatyahu son of Benayah died. And I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice, and said, “Ah, Master יהוה! Are You making an end of the remnant of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 9:8

And as they were smiting them it came to be that I alone was left. And I fell on my face and cried out, and said, “Ah, Master יהוה! Are You destroying all the remnant of Yisra’ĕ

Daniel 9:19

“O יהוה, hear! O יהוה, forgive! O יהוה, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my Elohim, for Your city and Your people are called by Your Name.”

Joel 2:17

Let the priests, servants of יהוה, weep between the porch and the altar. And let them say, “Spare Your people, O יהוה, and do not give Your inheritance to reproach, for the gentiles to rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their Elohim?’ ”

Amos 4:9

“I have smitten you with blight and with mildew. The creeping locust devoured your many gardens, and your vineyards, and your fig trees, and your olive trees. But you did not turn back to Me,” declares יהוה.

Amos 7:5

and I said, “O Master יהוה, please stop! How does Yaʽ

Zechariah 4:10

“For who has despised the day of small beginnings? They shall rejoice when they see the plumb-line in the hand of Zerubbaḇ

Revelation 9:4

And it was said to them that they shall not harm the grass of the earth, or any green matter, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of Elohim upon their foreheads.