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Amos 8:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Amos 8:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Amos chapter 8 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.”
Amos 8:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Amos 8:2
And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel—God asks what Amos sees, receives his answer, then delivers the interpretation through devastating wordplay. Summer fruit (קַיִץ, qayits) sounds like end (קֵץ, qets)—the phonetic similarity drives home the message: Israel's summer (qayits) means their end (qets). This Hebrew pun makes the judgment unmistakable and memorable.The declaration The end is come (בָּא הַקֵּץ, ba haqets) echoes Ezekiel's later prophecy against Jerusalem: "An end is come, the en...
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Cross-References for Amos 8:2
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“Amos, what do you see? I said”
“so that we can't go in our streets: Our end is near”
“I am like one who gathers the summer fruits”
“saying”
“and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end of it?”
“Son of man”
“Son of man”
“Have you seen [this]”
“But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.”
“behold”