Amos 7:5
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
KJV
Et dixi : Domine Deus, quiesce, obsecro ; quis suscitabit Jacob, quia parvulus est ?
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπα Κύριε, κόπασον δή· τίς ἀναστήσει τὸν Ἰακώβ; ὅτι ὀλιγοστός ἐστιν·
LXX
Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
ASV
וָ/אֹמַ֗ר אֲדֹנָ֤/י יְהוִה֙ חֲדַל נָ֔א מִ֥י יָק֖וּם יַעֲקֹ֑ב כִּ֥י קָטֹ֖ן הֽוּא
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶחְדָּ֑ל
'chdl
verb · 59×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
י
y
noun · 440×
יְהוִ֔ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 305×
יַעֲקֹ֖ב
y'qb
proper_noun · 346×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
קָּטֹ֖ן
qtn
adjective · 101×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2584In their "one to one" encounters with God, the prophets draw light and strength for their mission. Their prayer is not flight from this unfaithful world, but rather attentiveness to the Word of God. At times their prayer is an argument or a complaint, but it is always an intercession that awaits and prepares for the intervention of the Savior God, the Lord of history.36 The Psa…