Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
The Lord, changing his purpose about this, said, And this will not be.
New American Standard Bible
“This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.
King James Version
The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
Holman Bible
The Lord relented concerning this.
International Standard Version
So the LORD relented from this. "This will not happen, either," said the Lord GOD.
A Conservative Version
LORD relented concerning this. This also shall not be, says lord LORD.
American Standard Version
Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Amplified
The Lord revoked this sentence.
“This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.
Darby Translation
Jehovah repented for this: This also shall not be, said the Lord Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Jehovah lamented for this: Also this shall not be, said the Lord Jehovah.
King James 2000
The LORD relented concerning this: This also shall not be, says the Lord GOD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh also relented concerning this. "This also will not be," said my Lord Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah repented for this; This also shall not be, says the Lord Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So the LORD was merciful therein, and the LORD God said, "Well, it shall not be."
NET Bible
The Lord decided not to do this. The sovereign Lord said, "This will not happen either."
New Heart English Bible
The LORD relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," says the Lord GOD.
The Emphasized Bible
Grieved was Yahweh, over this, - Even this, shall not be, said My Lord, Yahweh.
Webster
The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
World English Bible
Yahweh relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," says the Lord Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah hath repented of this, 'It also shall not be,' said the Lord Jehovah.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Amos 7:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Second Vision: Fire
5 Then said I, O Lord God, let there be an end: how will Jacob be able to keep his place? for he is small. 6 The Lord, changing his purpose about this, said, And this will not be. 7 This is what he let me see: and I saw the Lord stationed by a wall made straight by a weighted line, and he had a weighted line in his hand.
Cross References
Judges 2:18
And whenever the Lord gave them judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and was their saviour from the hands of their haters all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved by their cries of grief because of those who were cruel to them.
Judges 10:16
So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.
Psalm 135:14
For the Lord will be judge of his people's cause; his feelings will be changed to his servants.
Jeremiah 26:19
Did Hezekiah and all Judah put him to death? did he not in the fear of the Lord make prayer for the grace of the Lord, and the Lord let himself be turned from the decision he had made against them for evil? By this act we might do great evil against ourselves.
Amos 7:3
The Lord, changing his purpose about this, said, It will not be.
Jonah 3:10
And God saw what they did, how they were turned from their evil way; and God's purpose was changed as to the evil which he said he would do to them, and he did it not.
Jonah 4:2
And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, and ready to be turned from your purpose of evil.