Verse Comparison: Amos 7:5
American Standard Version
Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
Amplified® Bible
Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I pray You! How can Jacob stand? He is so little!
Contemporary English Version
Then I said, "Won't you please stop? How can our weak nation survive?"
Darby English Version
Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
Good News Bible
Then I said, "Stop, O Sovereign LORD! How can your people survive? They are so small and weak!"
King James Version
Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, "Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?"
New International Version
Then I cried out, "Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"
New King James Version
Then I said:
"O Lord GOD, cease, I pray!
Oh, that Jacob may stand,
For he is small!"
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I said," Lord GOD, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he seems small?"
Revised Standard Version
Then I said, "O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!"
Young's Literal Translation
`Lord Jehovah, cease, I pray Thee, How doth Jacob arise -- for he `is' small?'
