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What does Amos 7:2 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
Forgive, I beseech thee, and take away the sin, Amos 7:2; Amos 7:2. He sees sin at the bottom of the trouble, and therefore concludes that the pardon of sin must be at the bottom of deliverance, and prays for that in the first place.
Amos 7:2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
1 The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa-what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel. 2 He said: "The LORD roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds
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Amos 7:2 meaning In a time when Israel faced severe consequences for its unfaithfulness to God, Amos was shown a vision of destruction brought on by a devastating locust swarm. This illustrated the dire straits of a nation already weak and unable to endure such a calamity.
Amos saw the first wave of disaster in the destruction of the food of the people, and he interceded for respite and forgiveness. The cry takes the form, Who is Jacob that he should stand? (E.V., "by whom," is incorrect) for he is small. Verse 2. - The grass of the land.
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ESV When they had finished eating the grass of the land, I said, "O Lord God, please forgive! How can Jacob stand? He is so small!" NIV When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, "Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"
