Amos 7:2
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Amos 7:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es geschah, als sie das Kraut der Erde ganz abgefressen hatten, da sprach ich: Herr, Jehova, vergib doch! Wie sollte Jakob bestehen? Denn es ist klein.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y acaeció que como acabó de comer la hierba de la tierra, yo dije: Señor Jehová, perdona ahora; ¿quién levantará á Jacob? porque es pequeño.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E aconteceu que, quando eles terminaram de comer a plantação da terra, eu disse: Senhor DEUS, perdoa, por favor; como Jacó poderá sobreviver? Pois é pequeno.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando eles terminaram de comer a vegetação do solo, então eu disse: "Senhor Yahweh, perdoa, por favor! Jacó é muito pequeno, como sobreviverá?".
📖 Amos 7:2 in Context
1Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
2And 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.
3The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.
4Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
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