Amos 7:5
King James Version (KJV)
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
In context
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.
Amos 7:5 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
- WEB World English Bible
- Then I said, “Lord GOD, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise — for he [is] small?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.