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Amos 7:5-7
International Children’s Bible
Amos 7:5-7
International Children’s Bible
5 Then I cried out, “Lord God, stop, I beg you! No one in Israel could live through this. Israel is too small already.”
6 So the Lord felt sorry about this. “This will not happen either,” said the Lord God.
The Vision of the Plumb Line
7 This is what the Lord showed me: The Lord stood by a straight wall. He had a plumb line in his hand.
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Amos 7:5-7
New International Version
Amos 7:5-7
New International Version
5 Then I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!(A)”
6 So the Lord relented.(B)
“This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.(C)
7 This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb,[a] with a plumb line[b] in his hand.
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