Amos 7:3

The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.

Cross-reference

Amos 7:6 Parallel

Amos 7:6 repeats this same pattern: God relents again after Amos’s second intercession in the fire vision.

Amos 7:5 Parallel

In Amos 7:5, the same pattern of intercession and relenting repeats after the fire vision, mirroring the locust vision.

Jonah 3:10 Parallel

Jonah 3:10 is a classic account of God relenting from disaster, exactly matching what happens in this verse.

Deuteronomy 32:36 shows God relenting when His people are helpless, mirroring how He relents here because Jacob is small.

1 Chronicles 21:15 records God relenting from destroying Jerusalem, illustrating the same divine compassion seen here.

Hosea 11:8 Parallel

Hosea 11:8 reveals God’s inner struggle to give up Israel, paralleling His decision to relent here.

Psalm 106:45 says God relented because of His covenant love, explaining the motive behind His relenting here.

Deuteronomy 9:19 recalls Moses' intercession at Horeb—God listened and relented, just as He did for Amos.

In Jeremiah 42:10, God declares He has relented from the disaster on the remnant—similar divine relenting after intercession.

Jeremiah 18:8 states the principle: if a nation repents, God relents—exactly what happened in Amos 7:3.

Jeremiah 15:6 says God is 'tired of relenting'—a contrast to His relenting in Amos, due to persistent sin.

In 2 Samuel 24:16, God relents from the plague after David's intercession—a direct parallel to Amos's experience.

In Exodus 32:12, Moses pleads for God to relent from destroying Israel—the same pattern of prophetic intercession averting judgment.

1 Samuel 15:11 uses the same Hebrew word for God's regret, but there He regrets making Saul king, not relenting from judgment.

Jonah 4:2 Parallel

In Jonah 4:2, Jonah declares God relents from calamity — the same attribute shown when God relented from the locusts.

Psalm 90:13 Related theme

Psalm 90:13 is a prayer asking God to relent—the same plea Amos made, showing the cry for mercy.

Joel 2:14 Parallel

Joel 2:14 holds out the possibility that God may relent, a theme fulfilled in God’s actual relenting here.

James 5:16 Parallel

James 5:16 highlights the effective prayer of the righteous—Amos's intercession caused God to relent, exemplifying this principle.