Amos - 7:6

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6 Yahweh relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," says the Lord Yahweh.

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Explanation and meaning of Amos 7:6.

Differing Translations

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The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
The Lord had pity upon this. Yea this also shall not be, said the Lord God.
The Lord, changing his purpose about this, said, And this will not be.
The Lord has been merciful about this. "And even this will not be," said the Lord God.
Poenituit Jehova super hoc; Etiam hoc non erit, dicit Dominus Jehova.

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Historical Commentaries

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The Lord repented for this,.... He heard the prophet's prayer, and desisted from going on with the threatened destruction:
this also shall not be, saith the Lord God; the whole land shall not be destroyed, only a part of it carried captive.

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