Our God and Savior, stop being angry at us,\par and accept us again.\par
Amos 7:5 - Easy To Read Version But I said, “Lord God, stop, I beg you! Jacob {\cf2\super [87]} can’t survive! He is \{too\} small!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I pray You! How can Jacob stand? He is so little! American Standard Version (1901) Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. Common English Bible Then I said, “LORD God, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!” Catholic Public Domain Version And I said, "Lord God, cease, I beg you. Who will raise up Jacob, for he is little?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said: O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee, who shall raise up Jacob, for he is a little one? |
Our God and Savior, stop being angry at us,\par and accept us again.\par
\{This is true,\} but the Lord All-Powerful did allow a few people to continue living. We were not completely destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [6]}
But after a short time my anger will stop. I will be satisfied that Assyria has punished you enough.”
People in those places\par will sing songs of praise.\par And there will be the sound of laughter.\par I will give them many children.\par Israel and Judah will not be small.\par I will bring honor to them.\par No person will look down on them.\par
I stayed there while those men went to kill the people. I bowed with my face to the ground and said, “Oh Lord my Master, in showing your anger against Jerusalem, are you killing all the survivors in Israel?”
Let the priests, the Lord’s servants,\par cry between the porch {\cf2\super [15]} and the altar. {\cf2\super [16]} \par All of those people should say these things:\par “Lord, have mercy on your people.\par Don’t let your people be put to shame.\par Don’t let other people tell jokes\par about your people.\par Don’t let people in other nations\par \{laugh at us and\} say,\par ‘Where is their God?’”\par
People will not be ashamed of the small beginnings, and they will be very happy when they see Zerubbabel with the plumbline, {\cf2\super [7]} measuring and checking the finished building. Now, the seven sides {\cf2\super [8]} of the stone you saw represent the eyes of the Lord looking in every direction. They see everything on earth.”
Now, show your great love to these people. Forgive their sin. Forgive them the same way you have been forgiving them since the time they left Egypt until now.”