Ezekiel 9:8

9:8 While they were striking them down, I was left alone, and I threw myself face down and cried out, “Ah, sovereign Lord! Will you destroy the entire remnant of Israel when you pour out your fury on Jerusalem?”

Amos 7:2

7:2 When they had completely consumed the earth’s vegetation, I said,

“Sovereign Lord, forgive Israel! ¹ 

How can Jacob survive? ² 

He is too weak!” ³ 

Amos 7:5

7:5 I said, “Sovereign Lord, stop!

How can Jacob survive? ⁴ 

He is too weak!” ⁵ 

¹ tn “Israel” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “stand” (so ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV).

³ tn Heb “small.”

⁴ tn Heb “stand.”

⁵ tn Heb “small.”