The Meaning of Amos 7:5 Explained

Amos 7:5

KJV: Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

YLT: Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he is small?'

Darby: Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.

ASV: Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 7:5?

MEANING: What does Amos 7:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 7:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 7:5?

What is the context of Amos 7:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.

What does Amos 7:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Amos 7:1-17 - The Herdsman's Message

The king's mowings were the earliest yield of the grasslands, which were exacted by him. Our King also has His mowings, when He takes to Himself our dearest and best while the dew of youth is still upon them-but He is only claiming His own.

Three disasters threatened the guilty land-locusts, fire, and plague; but the prophet's intercessions warded off the blow. The Bible often tells a similar story of the power of intercession. If only the Church were united and prayed with one voice, she would be able to secure deliverance for the smitten earth. When God is said to repent, we must not attribute to Him changeableness of purpose, but He seems to repent, because man has changed his attitude. If you walk against the wind, it resists you; but if you turn and walk in the opposite direction, it helps you. The plumbline, Amos 7:7, is used to discover the extent of the mischief, before the order, for destruction is issued.

Amaziah, the chief priest of the national idolatry, found the stalwart witness of the herdsman-prophet extremely inconvenient and wanted to get rid of him. There was great simplicity and dignity in the reply. Like Luther in after years, Amos could "do no other." [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 7

¹ The judgments of the grasshoppers,
⁴ and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos
⁷ By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel
¹⁰ Amaziah complains of Amos
¹⁴ Amos shows his calling
¹⁶ and Amaziah's judgment

What do the individual words in Amos 7:5 mean?

And I said Lord GOD cease I pray [By] whom may stand Jacob for small he [is]

וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ חֲדַל־ נָ֔א מִ֥י ؟ יָק֖וּם יַעֲקֹ֑ב כִּ֥י קָטֹ֖ן הֽוּא

וָאֹמַ֗ר	And I said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֤י	Lord
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹנָי Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִה֙	GOD
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
חֲדַל־	cease
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: חָדַל Sense: to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear.
נָ֔א	I pray
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
מִ֥י	[By] whom
Parse: Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
؟ יָק֖וּם	may stand
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
יַעֲקֹ֑ב	Jacob
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
קָטֹ֖ן	small
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: קָטָן Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.
הֽוּא	he [is]
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.

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