Amos 7:2-13
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 7
2And 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.' 3The Lord relented of this. 'It shall not be,' said the Lord.
5Then I said, 'Lord God, please stop! How can Jacob stand? For he is small.'
6The Lord relented of this. 'This too shall not be,' said the Lord God.
8And the Lord said to me, 'What do you see, Amos?' And I said, 'A plumb line.' Then the Lord said, 'Behold I am about to put a plumb line In the midst of My people Israel. I will not spare them any longer.
9The high places of Isaac will become deserted, And the sanctuaries of Israel will be in ruins. Then I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.'
10Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, 'Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.
11For this is what Amos says: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go from its land into exile.’?'
12Then Amaziah said to Amos, 'Go, you seer, flee to the land of Judah; and eat bread there and do your prophesying there!
13But do not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a sanctuary of the king and a royal residence.'
King James Version
9And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.
10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
11For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.
Christian Standard Bible
4The Lord God showed me this: The Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
5Then I said, "Lord God, please stop! How will Jacob survive since he is so small?"
10Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to King Jeroboam of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you right here in the house of Israel. The land cannot endure all his words,
11for Amos has said this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will certainly go into exile from its homeland.’"
New Living Translation
4Then the Sovereign Lord showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land.
5Then I said, 'O Sovereign Lord, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.'
8And the Lord said to me, 'Amos, what do you see?' I answered, 'A plumb line.' And the Lord replied, 'I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins.
9The pagan shrines of your ancestors will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end.'
English Standard Version
3 The Lord relented concerning this: "It shall not be," said the Lord.
4This is what the Lord God showed me: behold, the Lord God was calling for a judgment by fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up the land.
5Then I said, "O Lord God, please cease! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!"
6 The Lord relented concerning this: "This also shall not be," said the Lord God.
7This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.
8And the Lord said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will never again pass by them;
9 the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."
10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.
11For thus Amos has said, "‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel must go into exile away from his land.’"
New International Version
New King James Version
Chapter 7
2And 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!” 3 So the Lord relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” said the Lord.
5Then 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.
8And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said: “Behold, I am setting a plumb line In the midst of My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore.
9 The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.”