The Meaning of Amos 7:6 Explained

Amos 7:6

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

YLT: Jehovah hath repented of this, 'It also shall not be,' said the Lord Jehovah.

Darby: Jehovah repented for this: This also shall not be, said the Lord Jehovah.

ASV: Jehovah repented concerning this: this also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Amos 7:6?

MEANING: What does Amos 7:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Amos 7:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Amos 7:6?

What is the context of Amos 7:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Amos 7:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Amos 7:1-17 - The Herdsman's Message

The king's mowings were the earliest yield of the grasslands, which were exacted by him. Our King also has His mowings, when He takes to Himself our dearest and best while the dew of youth is still upon them-but He is only claiming His own.

Three disasters threatened the guilty land-locusts, fire, and plague; but the prophet's intercessions warded off the blow. The Bible often tells a similar story of the power of intercession. If only the Church were united and prayed with one voice, she would be able to secure deliverance for the smitten earth. When God is said to repent, we must not attribute to Him changeableness of purpose, but He seems to repent, because man has changed his attitude. If you walk against the wind, it resists you; but if you turn and walk in the opposite direction, it helps you. The plumbline, Amos 7:7, is used to discover the extent of the mischief, before the order, for destruction is issued.

Amaziah, the chief priest of the national idolatry, found the stalwart witness of the herdsman-prophet extremely inconvenient and wanted to get rid of him. There was great simplicity and dignity in the reply. Like Luther in after years, Amos could "do no other." [source]

Chapter Summary: Amos 7

¹ The judgments of the grasshoppers,
⁴ and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos
⁷ By the wall of a plumb line is signified the rejection of Israel
¹⁰ Amaziah complains of Amos
¹⁴ Amos shows his calling
¹⁶ and Amaziah's judgment

What do the individual words in Amos 7:6 mean?

[So] relented Yahweh concerning this also it not shall be said the Lord GOD -

נִחַ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה עַל־ זֹ֑את גַּם־ הִיא֙ לֹ֣א תִֽהְיֶ֔ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה ס

נִחַ֥ם	[So] relented
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָחַם Sense: to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted.
יְהוָ֖ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עַל־	concerning
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
זֹ֑את	this
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
גַּם־	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
תִֽהְיֶ֔ה	shall be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אָמַ֖ר	said
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֥י	the Lord
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹנָי Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִֽה	GOD
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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