NASB — Amos 8 — KJV

Basket of Fruit and Israel’s Captivity

1 Thus° the Lord° IGOD° showed° me, and behold°, [there was] a basket° of summer° fruit°. 2 He said°, “What° do you see°, Amos°?” And aI said°, “A basket° of summer° fruit°.” Then the LORD° said° to me, “The bend° has come° for My people° Israel°. I will Icspare° them no° longer°°. 3 IThe asongs° of the palace° will turn° to bwailing° in that day°,” declares° the Lord° GOD°. “Many° [will be] the ccorpses°; in every° place° IIthey will cast° them forth IIIin silence°.”

[1] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch
[2] ILit pass him by aJr 24:3 bEzk 7:2, 3, 6 cAm 7:8
[3] IOr They will howl the palace songs IILit he has thrown IIIOr hush! aAm 5:23; 6:4, 5; 8:10 bAm 5:16 cAm 6:8-10

4 ¶ Hear° this°, you who Iatrample° the needy°, to do° away° with the humble° of the land°, 5 saying°,
  “When° will the anew° moon° Ibe over°,
  So that we may sell° grain°,
  And the bsabbath°, that we may open° the wheat° [market],
  To make° the IIbushel° smaller° and the shekel° bigger°,
  And to ccheat° with IIIdishonest° scales°,
  6 So as to abuy° the helpless° for Imoney°
  And the needy° for a pair of sandals°,
  And [that] we may sell° the refuse° of the wheat°?”

[4] IOr snap at aPs 14:4; Pv 30:14; Am 2:7; 5:11, 12
[5] ILit pass by IILit ephah IIILit balances of deception aNu 28:11; 2K 4:23 bEx 31:13-17; Ne 13:15 cHo 12:7; Mi 6:11
[6] ILit silver aAm 2:6

  7 ¶ The LORD° has asworn° by the bpride° of Jacob°,
  “Indeed°, I will cnever°° forget° any° of their deeds°.
  8 “Because° of this° will not the land° aquake°
  And everyone° who dwells° in it bmourn°?
  Indeed, all° of it will crise° up like the Nile°,
  And it will be tossed° about°
  And subside° like the Nile° of Egypt°.
  9 “It will come° about in that day°,” declares° the Lord° GOD°,
  “That I will make the asun° go° down at noon°
  And bmake° the earth° dark° in Ibroad° daylight°°.
  10 “Then I will aturn° your festivals° into mourning°
  And all° your songs° into Ilamentation°;
  And I will bring° bsackcloth° on everyone’s° loins°
  And baldness° on every° head°.
  And I will make° it clike [a time of] mourning° for an only° son°,
  And the end° of it will be like a bitter° day°.

[7] aAm 4:2 bDt 33:26, 29; Ps 68:34; Am 6:8 cPs 10:11; Ho 7:2; 8:13
[8] aPs 18:7; 60:2; Is 5:25 bHo 4:3 cJr 46:7, 8; Am 9:5
[9] ILit a day of light aJb 5:14; Is 13:10; Jr 15:9; Mi 3:6 bIs 59:9, 10; Am 4:13; 5:8
[10] IOr a dirge aJb 20:23; Am 5:21 bIs 15:2, 3; Jr 48:37; Ezk 7:18; 27:31 cJr 6:26; Zc 12:10

  11 ¶ “Behold°, days° are coming°,” declares° the Lord° GOD°,
  “When I will send° a famine° on the land°,
  Not a famine° for bread° or a thirst° for water°,
  But rather°° afor hearing° the words° of the LORD°.
  12 “People will stagger° from sea° to sea°
  And from the north° even to the east°;
  They will go° to and fro° to aseek° the word° of the LORD°,
  But they will not find° [it].
  13 “In that day° the beautiful° avirgins°
  And the young° men° will bfaint° from thirst°.
  14 “[As for] those who swear° by the Iaguilt° of Samaria°,
  Who say°, ‘As your god° lives°, O bDan°,’
  And, ‘As the way° of cBeersheba° lives°,’
  They will fall° and dnot rise° again°.”

[11] a1S 3:1; 2Ch 15:3; Ps 74:9; Ezk 7:26; Mi 3:6
[12] aEzk 20:3, 31
[13] aLm 1:18; 2:21 bIs 41:17; Ho 2:3
[14] IOr Ashimah aHo 8:5 b1K 12:28, 29 cAm 5:5 dAm 5:2

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By a basket of summer fruit is shewed the propinquity of Israel's end.

1 ¶ Thus² hath the Lordº GODº shewedºª unto me: and behold² a basketº of summer fruit.º 2 And he said,ºª Amos,º what² seestºª thou?² And I said,ºª A basketº of summer fruit.º Then saidºª the LORDº unto² me, The endº is comeºª upon² my peopleº of Israel;º I will not² againºª pass¹ª by² them any more.² 3 And the songsº of the templeº shall be howlingsºª in that² day,º saithºª the Lordº GOD:º [there shall be] manyº dead bodiesº in every² place;º they shall cast [them] forthºª with silence.ºª

[1] Am 7:1, 4, 7.
[2] Dt 26:1; 2S 16:1; Is 28:4; Jr 1:11, 12; 5:31; 24:1; 40:10; Lm 4:18; Ezk 3:7, 10; 7:2; 8:6, 12, 17; 12:23; 29:8; Am 7:8; Mi 7:1; Zc 1:18; 5:2, 5.
[3] Lv 10:3; Ps 39:9; Is 37:36; Jr 9:21; 22:18; Ho 10:5; Jol 1:5, 11, 13; Am 4:10; 5:23; 6:9; 8:10; Na 3:3; Zc 11:1.

Oppression is reproved.

4 ¶ Hearºª this,² O ye that swallow upºª the needy,º even to make¹ª the poorºª¹ of the landº to fail,ºª 5 Saying,ºª When² will the new moonº be gone,ºª that we may sellºª corn?º and the sabbath,º that we may set forthºª wheat,º making the ephah¹ small,ºª² and the shekelº great,ºª and falsifyingºª the balancesº by deceit?º 6 That we may buyºª the poorº for silver,º and the needyº for² a pair of shoes;º [yea], and sellºª the refuseº of the wheat?º 7 The LORDº hath swornºª by the excellencyº of Jacob,º Surely² I will neverº forgetºª any² of their works.º 8 Shall not² the landº trembleºª for² this,² and every one² mournºª that dwellethºª therein? and it shall rise upºª wholly² as a flood;º and it shall be cast outºª and drowned,ºªª¹ as [by] the flood¹² of Egypt.º 9 And it shall come to pass² in that² day,º saithºª the Lordº GOD,º that I will cause the sunº to go downºª at noon,º and I will darkenºª the earthº in the clearº day:º 10 And I will turnºª your feastsº into mourning,º and all² your songsº into lamentation;º and I will bring upºª sackclothº upon² all² loins,º and baldnessº upon² every² head;º and I will makeºª it as the mourningº of an onlyº [son], and the endº thereof as a bitterº day.º

[4] 1K 22:19; Ps 12:5; 14:4; 56:1; 140:12; Pv 30:14; Is 1:10; 28:14; 32:6; Jr 5:21; 28:15; Am 2:6; 5:11; 7:16; Mt 23:14; Jm 5:6.
[5] Ex 20:8; Lv 19:36; Nu 10:10; 28:11; Dt 25:13; 2K 4:23; Ne 13:15; Ps 81:3; Pv 11:1; 16:11; 20:23; Is 1:13; 58:13; Ezk 45:10; Ho 12:7; Mi 6:10; Mal 1:13; Ro 8:6; Col 2:16.
[6] Lv 25:39; Ne 5:1, 8; Jol 3:3, 6; Am 2:6; 8:4.
[7] Ex 17:16; Dt 33:26; 1S 15:2; Ps 10:11; 47:4; 68:34; Is 43:25; Jr 17:1; 31:34; Ho 7:2; 8:13; 9:9; Am 6:8; Lk 2:32.
[8] Ps 18:7; 60:2; 114:3; Is 5:25; 8:7; 24:19; Jr 4:24; 12:4; 46:8; Dn 9:26; Ho 4:3; 10:5; Am 8:10; 9:5; Mi 1:3; Na 1:5; Hab 3:5; Hg 2:6; Mt 24:30.
[9] Ex 10:21; Jb 5:14; Is 13:10; 29:9; 59:9; Jr 15:9; Am 4:13; 5:8; Mi 3:6; Mt 24:29; 27:45; Mk 15:33; Lk 23:44; Rv 6:12; 8:12.
[10] Dt 16:14; 1S 25:36; 2S 13:28; Jb 3:5; 20:23; Is 15:2; 21:3; 22:12; Jr 6:26; 48:37; Ezk 7:18; 27:30; Dn 5:4; Ho 2:11; Am 5:23; 6:4; 8:3; Na 1:10; Zc 12:10; Lk 7:12.

A famine of the Word threatened.

11 ¶ Behold,² the daysº come,ºª saithºª the Lordº GOD,º that I will sendºª a famineº in the land,º not² a famineº of bread,º nor² a thirstº for water,º but²² of hearingºª² the wordsº of the LORD:º 12 And they shall wanderºª from seaº² to² sea,º and from the northº² even to² the east,º they shall run to and froºª to seekºª² the wordº of the LORD,º and shall not² findºª [it]. 13 In that² dayº shall the fairº virginsº and young menº faintºª for thirst.º 14 They that swearºª by the sinº of Samaria,º and say,ºª Thy god,º O Dan,º liveth;º and, The mannerº of Beershebaº liveth;º even they shall fall,ºª and never² rise upºª again.²

[11] 1S 3:1; 28:6, 15; Ps 74:9; Is 5:6; 30:20; Ezk 7:26; Mi 3:6; Mt 9:36.
[12] Pv 14:6; Dn 12:4; Mt 11:25; 12:30; 24:23; Ro 9:31; 11:7; 2Ti 3:6.
[13] Dt 32:25; Ps 63:1; 144:12; Is 40:30; 41:17; Jr 48:18; Lm 1:18; 2:10, 21; Ho 2:3; Zc 9:17.
[14] Dt 9:21; 33:11; 1K 12:28, 32; 13:22; 14:16; 16:24; 2K 10:29; 2Ch 36:16; Ps 36:12; 140:10; Pv 29:1; Is 43:17; Jr 25:27; 51:64; Ho 4:15; 8:5; 10:5; 13:2, 16; Am 8:5; Zp 1:5; Ac 9:2; 18:25; 19:9, 23; 24:14.

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