Amos 7:2-3
Amos 7:1-3 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.” GOD gave in. “It won’t happen,” he said. * * *
Amos 7:2-3 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. The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
Amos 7:2-3 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?” The LORD changed His mind about this. “It shall not be,” said the LORD.
Amos 7:2-3 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!” So the LORD changed his mind about this. “It will not happen,” said the LORD.
Amos 7:2-3 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. Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.
Amos 7:2-3 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!” So the LORD relented. “This will not happen,” the LORD said.
Amos 7:2-3 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!” So the LORD relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” said the LORD.
Amos 7:2-3 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]?” The LORD revoked this sentence. “It shall not take place,” said the LORD.
Amos 7:2-3 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.” So the LORD relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said.
Amos 7:2-3 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.” My prayer moved God’s heart to compassion. YAHWEH said: “It will not happen.”