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Yahweh [a](A)relented concerning this.
“This too shall not be,” said Lord Yahweh.

Thus He showed me, and behold, the Lord was standing [b]by a wall made with a [c]plumb line, and in His hand was a [d]plumb line. And Yahweh said to me, “(B)What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold, I am about to put a (C)plumb line
In the midst of My people Israel.
I will (D)pass over them no longer.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 7:6 Or regretted, cf. 1 Sam 15:11, 29, 35
  2. Amos 7:7 Or upon
  3. Amos 7:7 Lit tin; presumably the weight of a plumb line
  4. Amos 7:7 Lit tin; presumably the weight of a plumb line