Amos 7:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Amos 7:3

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” says the LORD.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Amos 7

¹ This 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.

² And 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?”

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

⁴ This 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.

⁵ Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”

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