Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee From destroying the land; suffer not this calamity to proceed any further; using the same argument as before: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small; (See Gill on Amos 7:2).
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The LORD relented concerning this: "It won't take place,"
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says the LORD. This is what the LORD God showed me: The LORD God was calling for judgment with fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up part of the land.
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Then I said, "LORD God, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"
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The LORD relented concerning this: "This also won't take place,"
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says the LORD God. This is what the LORD showed me: The LORD was standing by a wall, with a plumb line in his hand.