1 This is what the Lord God showed me: The Lord God was forming locusts at the time the late grass began to sprout. (It was the late grass after the king’s harvest.)
2 When they had finished eating the green plants of the land, I said,"Lord God, please forgive!How can Jacob survive?He is so small!"
3 The Lord relented concerning this:"It won’t take place,"says the Lord.
4 This is what the Lord God showed me: The Lord God was calling for judgment with fire, and it devoured the great deep and was eating up part of the land.
5 Then I said,"Lord God, I beg you, stop!How can Jacob survive?He is so small!"
6 The Lord relented concerning this:"This also won’t take place,"says the Lord God.
7 This is what the Lord showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall, with a plumb line in his hand.