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Amos 8

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 8 of 9

1 Thus the Lord Jehovah made me see. And, behold, a basket of summer fruit!

2 And He said, Amos, what are you seeing? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. And Jehovah said to me, The end has come on My people Israel; I will not again pass over him any more.

3 And they will howl the songs of the temple in that day, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. The corpses shall be many; in every place one shall throw them out, saying, Hush!

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Chapter Summary

A basket of summer fruit shows Israel's end.

Key Hebrew Words

יַעֲקֹ֑ב Jacob H3290 · TWOT 1676f
חַגֵּי festival-gathering H2282 · TWOT 602a
נְאֻ֖ם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
מִצְרָֽיִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
שָׁ֑בַע Beer-shebah H884 · TWOT 194c

People & Context

Vision of the Basket of Summer Fruit

The Lord Jehovah shows Amos a vision of a basket of summer fruit.

Jehovah Declares the End has Come

Jehovah explains the summer fruit means the end has come for Israel, and temple songs will turn to howling amidst many silent corpses.

Oppressors Plot Economic Exploitation

Israel's elite eagerly wait for the new moon and sabbath to end so they can sell grain using deceitful balances and exploit the poor.

Timeline

Vision of the Basket of Summer Fruit

The Lord Jehovah shows Amos a vision of a basket of summer fruit.

Amos 8:1
Jehovah Declares the End has Come

Jehovah explains the summer fruit means the end has come for Israel, and temple songs will turn to howling amidst many silent corpses.

Amos 8:2-3
Oppressors Plot Economic Exploitation

Israel's elite eagerly wait for the new moon and sabbath to end so they can sell grain using deceitful balances and exploit the poor.

Amos 8:4-6

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