American Standard Version
"Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah. "
— Amos 7:3, American Standard Version
“The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.”
“Yahweh relented concerning this. "It shall not be," says Yahweh.”
“The LORD decided not to do this.“It will not happen,” the LORD said.”
“The Lord had pity upon this: It shall not be, said the Lord.”
“The Lord, changing his purpose about this, said, It will not be.”
“The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.”
Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
Jehovah repented concerning this: It shall not be, saith Jehovah.
Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small.
Jehovah repented concerning this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord Jehovah.