5And I said: O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee, who shall raise up Jacob, for he is a little one?


In Context

2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, I said: O Lord God, be merciful, I beseech thee: who shall raise up Jacob, for he is very little?

3 The Lord had pity upon this: It shall not be, said the Lord.

4 These things the Lord God shewed to me: and behold the Lord called for judgment unto fire, and it devoured the great deep, and ate up a part at the same time.

5 And I said: O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee, who shall raise up Jacob, for he is a little one?

6 The Lord had pity upon this. Yea this also shall not be, said the Lord God.

7 These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold the Lord was standing upon a plastered wall, and in his hand a mason's trowel.

Amos 7:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Then I cried out, "Sovereign Lord , I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Then I said, |Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:5Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise — for he is small?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:5Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech you: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.