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Amos 7:2 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Amos 7:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 7 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. by: or, who of (or, for,) Jacob shall stand?”
Amos 7:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on 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 (וְהָיָה אִם־כִּלָּה לֶאֱכוֹל אֶת־עֵשֶׂב הָאָרֶץ וָאֹמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה סְלַח־נָא)—in this vision, Amos sees the locust swarm about to devour Israel's crops completely. The phrase "made an end of eating" (killah le'ekhol, כִּלָּה לֶאֱכוֹל) indicates total consumption, leaving nothing. At this critical moment, Amos intercedes: "forgive, I beseech thee" (selach-na, סְלַח־נָא). The verb salach (סָלַח, "forgive/pardon") appears almost exclusively with God as subject...
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Cross-References for Amos 7:2
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“whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God”
“when I prophesied”
“Let”
“so that the land was darkened”
“Yahweh”
“while they were smiting”
“work you for your name's sake”
“neither any green thing”
“and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort you?”
“If now I have found favor in your sight, Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us; although this is a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance.”