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Amos 7:5 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Amos 7:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 7 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. by: or, who of (or, for,) Jacob shall stand?”
Amos 7:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 7:5
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee (וָאֹמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה חֲדַל־נָא)—Amos's second intercession mirrors the first (verse 2) but uses a different verb. Where verse 2 pleaded "forgive" (selach, סְלַח), here he cries "cease" (chadal, חֲדַל). The verb chadal (חָדַל) means "stop/cease/desist/leave off." Amos isn't requesting forgiveness of sin but cessation of judgment—essentially, "Please stop this destruction!" The urgency is palpable; the prophet desperately pleads for God to halt the consuming fire before it obliterates Israel.By whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small (מִי יָקוּם ...
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Cross-References for Amos 7:5
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“God of our salvation”
“when they made an end of eating the grass of the land”
“and the indignation against you will be accomplished”
“we would have been as Sodom; we would have been like Gomorrah.”
“the ministers of Yahweh”
“and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them”