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When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said,

“Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel![a]
How can Jacob survive?[b]
He is too weak!”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:2 tn “Israel” is supplied in the translation for clarity.
  2. Amos 7:2 tn Heb “stand” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).
  3. Amos 7:2 tn Heb “small.”

When they had stripped the land clean,(A) I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive?(B) He is so small!(C)

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