John Gill Commentary Amos 7:5

"Then said I, O Lord Jehovah, cease, I beseech thee: how shall Jacob stand? for he is small." — Amos 7:5 (ASV)

Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech you
From destroying the land; do not allow this calamity to proceed any further; using the same argument as before: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small; (See Gill on Amos 7:2).