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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

קַ֫יִץ summer fruit H7019 · TWOT 2020a
קֵץ end H7093 · TWOT 2060a
רָעָב famine H7458 · TWOT 2183a
דָּבָר word (of Jehovah) H1697 · TWOT 399a
אֶבְיוֹן needy one H34 · TWOT 3a
מִרְמָה deceit (false balances) H4820 · TWOT 2169b

People & Context

Amos

The prophet shown the basket of summer fruit; answers Jehovah's question in the vision.

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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