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Amos 7:3

Mercy and compassionGod's will and calling

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?”

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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BSB
So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.
KJV
The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
WEB
The LORD relented concerning this. “It shall not be,” says the LORD.
ASV
Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.
DARBY
Jehovah repented for this: It shall not be, said Jehovah.
BLB
YHWH relented concerning this: “It will not come to pass,” said YHWH.
ÅB
Da angret Herren det. Det skal ikke skje, sa Herren.
OTB
Herren ombestemte seg om dette. “Det skal ikke skje,” sa Herren.
B1930
Da angret Herren det. Det skal ikke skje, sa Herren.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 32:36

    For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.

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  • Jonah 3:10

    When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.

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  • Hosea 11:8

    How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!

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  • Psalms 106:45

    And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

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  • Amos 7:6

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

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  • Joel 2:14

    Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him— grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.

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  • James 5:16

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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  • Jeremiah 26:19

    Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

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