Amos 7:5–6
Amos 7:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 Then I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”
6 So the Lord relented.
“This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.
Amos 7:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Amos 7:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”
6 Then the Lord relented from this plan, too. “I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign Lord.
Amos 7:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Then I said:
“O Lord God, cease, I pray!
Oh, that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!”
6 So the Lord relented concerning this.
“This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.
Amos 7:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 Then I cried out, “Lord God, stop! How could Israel live through this? It is too small already.”
6 So the Lord changed his mind about this too. “It will not happen,” said the Lord God.
Amos 7:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small. 6 Jehovah repented concerning this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Amos 7:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 6 Jehovah repented for this: This also shall not be, said the Lord Jehovah.
Amos 7:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 Then I said, “Almighty Lord, please stop! How can ⸤the descendants of⸥ Jacob survive? There are so few of them.”
6 The Lord changed his plans about this. “This won’t happen either,” the Almighty Lord said.
Amos 7:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Then I said, “Lord God, please stop! How will Jacob survive since he is so small?”
6 The Lord relented concerning this. “This will not happen either,” said the Lord God.
Amos 7:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 Then I said,
“O Lord God, cease, I beg you!
How can Jacob stand?
He is so small!”
6 The Lord relented concerning this;
“This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.
Amos 7:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 Then I said, “O Lord Yahweh, please stop! How can Jacob stand, because he is small?” 6 Yahweh also relented concerning this. “This also will not be,” said my Lord Yahweh.
Amos 7:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 Then I cried out, “Lord and King, please stop! How can Jacob’s people continue? They are such a weak nation!”
6 So the Lord had pity on them.
“I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.
Amos 7:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 Then I said,
“Lord God, please stop!
How can Jacob stand, for he is small?”
6 The Lord changed His mind about this.
“This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.