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 changed His mind about this. "It shall not be," said the LORD .
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Thus the Lord GOD showed me, and behold, the Lord GOD was calling to contend with them by fire, and it consumed the great deep and began to consume the farm land.
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Then I said, "Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?"
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The LORD changed His mind about this. "This too shall not be," said the Lord GOD.
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Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing by a vertical wall with a plumb line in His hand.