Amos 7:6

“The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.”

"The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD." - Amos 7:6
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What does Amos 7:6 mean?

Amos 7:6 in the King James Version reads: "The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD." The book of Amos is one of the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. Amos was a shepherd from Tekoa, a small town in Judah, who was called by God to deliver…

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The Gracious Reversal: Understanding Divine Compassion in Amos 7:6

In the book of Amos, we find a powerful moment encapsulated in the verse Amos 7:6, which reads: "The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD." At first glance, this verse may seem perplexing or even contradictory; how can the Almighty God, who is…

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A Prayer of Acknowledgment and Repentance

Oh Almighty and Sovereign Lord, who sits on the throne of mercy and grace, we humbly come before You today, our hearts filled with a profound sense of reverence and awe at Your majesty. As we meditate on Your holy Word, particularly the message found in Amos 7:6, where it is…

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Amos 7:6 - "The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD."
Amos 6:7 - "¶ Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed."
Amos 7:14 - "¶ Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:"
Amos 7:11 - "For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land."
Amos 7:12 - "Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:"
Amos 6:6 - "That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph."
Amos 7:3 - "The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD."
"¶ Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed." - Amos 6:7
Amos 7:10 - "¶ Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words."
Amos 7:7 - "¶ Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand."
Amos 6:5 - "That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;"
Amos 5:7 - "Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,"
Amos 7:8 - "And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:"
Amos 7:13 - "But prophesy not again any more at Beth-el: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court."
Amos 1:7 - "But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:"
Amos 6:9 - "And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die."
Amos 6:11 - "For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts."
Amos 6:3 - "Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;"
Amos 8:7 - "The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works."
"The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD." - Amos 7:3
Amos 8:6 - "That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?"
Amos 3:6 - "Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?"
Amos 3:7 - "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."
"¶ Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:" - Amos 7:14
"That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph." - Amos 6:6
"For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land." - Amos 7:11
Amos 6:13 - "Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?"
Amos 6:1 - "Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!"
Amos 7:5 - "Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small."