Amos

Amos 7:1–6

1This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.a 2And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”

3So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.

4This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for 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?”

6So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.

Footnotes

  • a 7:1 LXX A swarm of locusts coming from the east; and, behold, one grasshopper, king Gog.

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Amos 7:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּ֤הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
showed meהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir·’a·nîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH7200 see
He was preparingיוֹצֵ֣רyō·w·ṣêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3335 form, fashion
swarms of locustsגֹּבַ֔יgō·ḇayNoun - masculine pluralH1462 locusts
just afterאַחַ֖ר’a·ḥarAdverbH310 behind
the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
harvestגִּזֵּ֥יgiz·zêNoun - masculine plural constructH1488 shearing, mowing
as the late spring cropעֲל֣וֹת‘ă·lō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
was coming upבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbiṯ·ḥil·laṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH8462 beginning

Amos 7:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוְהָיָ֗הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
whenאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
the locusts hadכִּלָּה֙kil·lāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
eatenלֶֽאֱכוֹל֙le·’ĕ·ḵō·wlPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH398 eat
every green plantעֵ֣שֶׂב‘ê·śeḇNoun - masculine singular constructH6212 herb, herbage
in the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
I saidוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
pleaseנָ֔אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
forgiveסְֽלַֽח־sə·laḥ-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5545 forgive, pardon
Howמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
will Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
surviveיָק֖וּםyā·qūmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
sinceכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
heהֽוּא׃hūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is so smallקָטֹ֖ןqā·ṭōnAdjective - masculine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant

Amos 7:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
relentedנִחַ֥םni·ḥamVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5162 be sorry, console
fromעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
thisזֹ֑אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
It will notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
happenתִהְיֶ֖הṯih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
saidאָמַ֥ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say

Amos 7:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּ֤הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
showed meהִרְאַ֙נִי֙hir·’a·nîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH7200 see
The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
was callingקֹרֵ֛אqō·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
for judgmentלָרִ֥בlā·riḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7378 strive, contend
by fireבָּאֵ֖שׁbā·’êšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
It consumedוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙wat·tō·ḵalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
the greatרַבָּ֔הrab·bāhAdjective - feminine singularH7227 much, many, great
deepתְּה֣וֹםtə·hō·wmNoun - common singularH8415 deep, sea, abyss
and devouredוְאָכְלָ֖הwə·’ā·ḵə·lāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
the landהַחֵֽלֶק׃ha·ḥê·leqArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2506 portion, tract, territory

Amos 7:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then I saidוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
pleaseנָ֔אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
stopחֲדַל־ḥă·ḏal-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH2308 cease
Howמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
will Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH3290 Jacob
surviveיָק֖וּםyā·qūmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
sinceכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
heהֽוּא׃hūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is so smallקָטֹ֖ןqā·ṭōnAdjective - masculine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant

Amos 7:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
relentedנִחַ֥םni·ḥamVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5162 be sorry, console
fromעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
thisזֹ֑אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
Itהִיא֙hîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
will notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
happenתִֽהְיֶ֔הṯih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
eitherגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
saidאָמַ֖ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִֽה׃סYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 7:1 Joel 1:4 · Amos 8:1 · Nahum 3:15–17 · Amos 4:9 · Isaiah 33:4 · Joel 2:25

Amos 7:2 Isaiah 37:4 · Ezekiel 11:13 · Jeremiah 14:20–21 · Jeremiah 14:7 · Exodus 10:15 · Jeremiah 42:2 · Ezekiel 9:8

Amos 7:3 Deuteronomy 32:36 · Jonah 3:10 · Hosea 11:8 · Psalm 106:45 · Amos 7:6 · Joel 2:14

Amos 7:4 Isaiah 66:15–16 · Amos 7:1

Amos 7:5 Psalm 85:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.