Amos 7:5-9
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 7
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.'
King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
New Living Translation
Chapter 7
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
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;
New International Version
New King James Version
Chapter 7
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.”