Amos 7:1-6

1 Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line
This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the second crop was coming up.

2 When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”

3 So the Lord relented.
“This will not happen,” the Lord said.

4 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: The Sovereign Lord was calling for judgment by fire; it dried up the great deep and devoured the land.

5 Then I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”

6 So the Lord relented.
“This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.

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Cross References for Amos 7:1-6

2 Kings 8:10 - Elisha answered, “Go and say to him, ‘You will certainly recover’; but the Lord has revealed to... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:10 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:10

Amos 4:9 - “Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards, I struck them with blight and mildew. Locusts ... Click to read the verse Amos 4:9 Click to read the verse Amos 4:9

Joel 2:25 - “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, ... Click to read the verse Joel 2:25 Click to read the verse Joel 2:25

Joel 1:4 - What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left t... Click to read the verse Joel 1:4 Click to read the verse Joel 1:4

Jeremiah 24:1 - Two Baskets of Figs After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the craf... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 24:1 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 24:1

Amos 8:1 - A Basket of Ripe Fruit This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: a basket of ripe fruit. Click to read the verse Amos 8:1 Click to read the verse Amos 8:1

Jeremiah 27:2 - This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars and put it on your n... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 27:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 27:2

Jeremiah 1:11-16 - The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” “I see the branch of an almond tr... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:11-16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 1:11-16

Isaiah 33:4 - Your plunder, O nations, is harvested as by young locusts; like a swarm of locusts men pounce o... Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:4 Click to read the verse Isaiah 33:4

Zechariah 1:20 - Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen. Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:20 Click to read the verse Zechariah 1:20

Ezekiel 11:25 - and I told the exiles everything the Lord had shown me. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:25 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:25

Amos 7:7 - This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, w... Click to read the verse Amos 7:7 Click to read the verse Amos 7:7

Amos 7:4 - This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: The Sovereign Lord was calling for judgment by fire;... Click to read the verse Amos 7:4 Click to read the verse Amos 7:4

Nahum 3:15-17 - There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and, like grasshoppers, consume you... Click to read the verse Nahum 3:15-17 Click to read the verse Nahum 3:15-17

Exodus 10:12-16 - And the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over Egypt so that locusts will swarm over t... Click to read the verse Exodus 10:12-16 Click to read the verse Exodus 10:12-16