Amos
Amos 7:2–3
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.
Word by word
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Amos 7:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְהָיָ֗ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| when | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the locusts had | כִּלָּה֙ | kil·lāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| eaten | לֶֽאֱכוֹל֙ | le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| every green plant | עֵ֣שֶׂב | ‘ê·śeḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6212 herb, herbage |
| in the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| I said | וָאֹמַ֗ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Lord | אֲדֹנָ֤י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| please | נָ֔א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| forgive | סְֽלַֽח־ | sə·laḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5545 forgive, pardon |
| How | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will Jacob | יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
| survive | יָק֖וּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| since | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is so small | קָטֹ֖ן | qā·ṭōn | Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
Amos 7:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| relented | נִחַ֥ם | ni·ḥam | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5162 be sorry, console |
| from | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | זֹ֑את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| It will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| happen | תִהְיֶ֖ה | ṯih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| said | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.