Amos 7:2,5
Amos 7:2 New International Version (NIV)
When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “Sovereign LORD, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”
Amos 7:5 New International Version (NIV)
Then I cried out, “Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”
Amos 7:1-2 The Message (MSG)
GOD, my Master, showed me this vision: He was preparing a locust swarm. The first cutting, which went to the king, was complete, and the second crop was just sprouting. The locusts ate everything green. Not even a blade of grass was left. I called out, “GOD, my Master! Excuse me, but what’s going to come of Jacob? He’s so small.”
Amos 7:5 The Message (MSG)
I said, “GOD, my Master! Hold it—please! What’s going to come of Jacob? He’s so small.”
Amos 7:2 King James Version (KJV)
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.
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.
Amos 7:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, “Lord GOD, please pardon! How can Jacob stand, For he is small?”
Amos 7:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?”
Amos 7:2 New Century Version (NCV)
When the locusts ate all the crops in the country, I said, “Lord GOD, forgive us. How could Israel live through this? It is too small already!”
Amos 7:5 New Century Version (NCV)
Then I cried out, “Lord GOD, stop! How could Israel live through this? It is too small already.”
Amos 7:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Amos 7:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
Amos 7:2 New International Version (NIV)
When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “Sovereign LORD, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”
Amos 7:5 New International Version (NIV)
Then I cried out, “Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”
Amos 7:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said: “O Lord GOD, forgive, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!”
Amos 7:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then I said: “O Lord GOD, cease, I pray! Oh, that Jacob may stand, For he is small!”
Amos 7:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And when the locusts had finished eating the plants of the land, then I said, “O Lord GOD, please forgive! How can Jacob stand, For he is so small [that he cannot endure this]?”
Amos 7:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then I said, “O Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, For he is so small [that he cannot endure this]?”
Amos 7:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
In my vision the locusts ate every green plant in sight. Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, please forgive us or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”
Amos 7:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”
Amos 7:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I watched as they began eating all the vegetation in the land, so I pleaded with God, saying, “Lord YAHWEH, please forgive us, I beg you, or we will not survive! Our nation is so helpless.”
Amos 7:5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So I pleaded with God, saying, “Lord YAHWEH, please don’t do this, I beg you, or we will not survive! Our nation is so helpless.”