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Then the LORD said to me, &#8220The time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer. <a href="/nlt/amos/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> “What do you see, Amos?” he asked. I replied, “A basket full of ripe fruit.” Then the LORD said, “Like this fruit, Israel is ripe for punishment! I will not delay their punishment again. <a href="/esv/amos/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me, “The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass by them. <a href="/bsb/amos/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.” <a href="/kjv/amos/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/amos/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And He said, “Amos, what do you see?” So I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me: “The end has come upon My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore. <a href="/nasb_/amos/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And He said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will not spare them any longer. <a href="/nasb/amos/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> He said, &#8220What do you see, Amos?&#8221 And I said, &#8220A basket of summer fruit.&#8221 Then the LORD said to me, &#8220The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer. <a href="/nasb77/amos/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer. <a href="/lsb/amos/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then Yahweh said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will pass over them no longer. <a href="/amp/amos/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel. I will spare them no longer [for the nation is ripe for judgment]. <a href="/csb/amos/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He asked me, “What do you see, Amos? ” I replied, “A basket of summer fruit.” The LORD said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel; I will no longer spare them. <a href="/hcsb/amos/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He asked me, &#8220What do you see, Amos?&#8221 I replied, &#8220A basket of summer fruit.&#8221 The LORD said to me, &#8220The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them. <a href="/asv/amos/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said Jehovah unto me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. <a href="/cev/amos/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and asked, "Amos, what do you see?" "A basket of ripe fruit," I replied. Then he said, "This is the end for my people Israel. I won't forgive them again. <a href="/erv/amos/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. <a href="/gwt/amos/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He asked, "What do you see, Amos?" "A basket of ripe summer fruit," I answered. Then the LORD said to me, "My people Israel are now ripe. I will no longer overlook what they have done. <a href="/gnt/amos/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD asked, "Amos, what do you see?" "A basket of fruit," I answered. The LORD said to me, "The end has come for my people Israel. I will not change my mind again about punishing them. <a href="/isv/amos/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> And he was asking, "What do you see, Amos?" I answered, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD told me, "The end approaches for my people Israel. I will no longer spare them. <a href="/msb/amos/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Amos, what do you see?? He asked. ?A basket of summer fruit,? I replied. So the LORD said to me, ?The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.? <a href="/net/amos/8.htm">NET Bible</a> He said, "What do you see, Amos?" I replied, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD said to me, "The end has come for my people Israel! I will no longer overlook their sins. <a href="/nheb/amos/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD said to me, "The end has come on my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more. <a href="/wbt/amos/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD to me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. <a href="/web/amos/8.htm">World English Bible</a> He said, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then Yahweh said to me, “The end has come on my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/amos/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He says, “What are you seeing, Amos?” And I say, “A basket of summer-fruit.” And YHWH says to me: “The end has come to My people Israel, "" I no longer pass over to it anymore. <a href="/ylt/amos/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And He saith, 'What art thou seeing, Amos?' and I say, 'A basket of summer-fruit.' And Jehovah saith unto me: 'The end hath come unto My people Israel, I do not add any more to pass over to it. <a href="/slt/amos/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, Amos, what seest thou? And saying, A basket of fruit. And Jehovah will say to me: The end came upon my people Israel; I will no more add to pass by to him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/amos/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A hook to draw down fruit. And the Lord said to me: The end is come upon my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more. <a href="/cpdv/amos/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he said, “What do you see, Amos?” And I said, “A hook to draw down fruit.” And the Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel. I will no longer pass through them.” <a href="/nabre/amos/8.htm">New American Bible</a> He asked, “What do you see, Amos?” And I answered, “A basket of end-of-summer fruit.” And the LORD said to me: The end has come for my people Israel; I will forgive them no longer. <a href="/nrsvce/amos/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He said, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me, “The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass them by.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/amos/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said to me, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A sign of the end. Then the LORD said to me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not again cause it to pass by them any more. <a href="/hpbt/amos/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And said LORD JEHOVAH to me: ’what have you seen, Amos?’ And I said: ‘the sign of the end!’ And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: ’the end has arrived upon my people, Israel, and I shall no more remove it from them!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/amos/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 Israel; I will not again pardon them any more. <a href="/sep/amos/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said, What seest thou, Amos? And I said, A fowler's basket. And the Lord said to me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not pass by them any more. <a href="/parallel/amos/8-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4uh7eMswjw?start=1332" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/amos/8.htm">The Basket of Ripe Fruit</a> 1This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit. 2<a href="/hebrew/5986.htm" title="5986: ‘ā·mō·ws (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. prophet. From amac; burdensome; Amos, An Israelite. prophet.">“Amos,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">do you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He asked.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3619.htm" title="3619: kə·lūḇ (N-msc) -- A basket, cage. From the same as keleb; a bird-trap; hence, a basket.">“A basket</a> <a href="/hebrew/7019.htm" title="7019: qā·yiṣ (N-ms) -- To awake. From quwts; harvest, whether the product or the season.">of summer fruit,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I replied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">So the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7093.htm" title="7093: haq·qêṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- End. Contracted from qatsats; an extremity; adverbially after.">“The end</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ’ō·w·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ă·ḇō·wr (V-Qal-Inf) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">spare</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">them.”</a> 3“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1-10</a> After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. / One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten. / “Jeremiah,” the LORD asked, “what do you see?” “Figs!” I replied. “The good figs are very good, but the bad figs are very bad, so bad they cannot be eaten.” ... <a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a> The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility. <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Micah 7:1</a> Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave. <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Isaiah 5:4</a> What more could have been done for My vineyard than I have done for it? Why, when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth sour fruit? <a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Lamentations 4:18</a> They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! <a href="/ezekiel/7-2.htm">Ezekiel 7:2-6</a> “O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. / The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ... <a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">Zechariah 11:8</a> And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me. <a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a> Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered. <a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a> Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ... <a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Matthew 23:32-36</a> Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers. / You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? / Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. ... <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Revelation 14:15-19</a> Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.” / So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. / Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. ... <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a> Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great. <a href="/jeremiah/8-20.htm">Jeremiah 8:20</a> “The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.” <a href="/isaiah/28-22.htm">Isaiah 28:22</a> So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land. <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6-23</a> In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. / All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said, Amos, what see you? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD to me, The end is come on my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.Amos.<a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos 7:8</a> And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:<a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Jeremiah 1:11-14</a> Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree… <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Ezekiel 8:6,12,17</a> He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations… A basket.<a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1-4</a> And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; … <a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1,2</a> And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine… <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Isaiah 28:4</a> And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.the end.<a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Jeremiah 1:12</a> Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.<a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?<a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Lamentations 4:18</a> They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.I will not.<a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Amos 7:8</a> And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Add</a> <a href="/amos/7-14.htm">Amos</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">End</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/amos/7-13.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Seest</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/amos/7-8.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/amos/5-13.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/2-4.htm">Add</a> <a href="/matthew/1-10.htm">Amos</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jonah/1-15.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Pardon</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Ripe</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-15.htm">Seest</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/amos/8-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/micah/7-1.htm">Summer</a> <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Amos 8</div>1. <a href="/amos/8-1.htm">By a basket of summer fruit is shown the approach of Israel's end.</a> 4. <a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Oppression is reproved.</a> 11. <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">A famine of the word of God threatened.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/amos/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/amos/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. This question is part of a vision given to the prophet Amos. In biblical narratives, God often uses visions to communicate His messages to prophets. The question invites Amos to engage with the vision actively, emphasizing the importance of perception and understanding in prophetic revelation. This method of communication is seen in other prophetic books, such as Jeremiah and Zechariah, where God uses visual imagery to convey deeper spiritual truths.“A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. The basket of summer fruit symbolizes the ripeness and impending spoilage, indicating that Israel's time is up. In the ancient Near East, summer fruit was a sign of the end of the harvest season, suggesting that Israel's period of grace is concluding. The Hebrew word for "summer fruit" (qayits) sounds similar to the word for "end" (qets), creating a play on words that underscores the message of imminent judgment. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic literature where agricultural metaphors are used to describe spiritual conditions, such as in Isaiah and Jeremiah.So the LORD said to me, This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to Amos, underscoring the divine authority behind the message. It reflects the role of prophets as intermediaries who convey God's words to the people. The phrase also highlights the personal relationship between God and His prophets, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where God speaks directly to figures like Moses, Elijah, and Isaiah.“The end has come for My people Israel; This declaration marks a definitive point in God's dealings with Israel. The "end" signifies the culmination of Israel's persistent disobedience and idolatry, leading to divine judgment. Historically, this prophecy foreshadows the Assyrian conquest and exile of the Northern Kingdom in 722 BC. The phrase "My people" reflects God's covenant relationship with Israel, emphasizing the gravity of their rebellion and the resulting consequences. This theme of judgment due to covenant unfaithfulness is echoed in other prophetic books, such as Hosea and Micah.I will no longer spare them.” God's decision to no longer spare Israel indicates a shift from patience and mercy to judgment. This reflects the biblical principle that God's justice eventually follows persistent sin and rebellion. The phrase underscores the seriousness of Israel's spiritual state and the inevitability of divine retribution. It aligns with the broader biblical narrative where God's patience has limits, as seen in the stories of the Flood and Sodom and Gomorrah. This statement also serves as a warning to future generations about the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/amos.htm">Amos</a> A prophet from Tekoa, called by God to deliver messages of judgment and repentance to Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, which had turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and social injustice. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who communicates His judgment through visions to Amos. 4. <a href="/topical/b/basket_of_summer_fruit.htm">Basket of Summer Fruit</a> A symbol in Amos's vision representing the imminent end for Israel, as summer fruit is ripe and soon to perish. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The event foretold by God, indicating the end of His patience with Israel's persistent sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_ripe_fruit.htm">Symbolism of Ripe Fruit</a> The basket of summer fruit symbolizes the ripeness of Israel's sin and the immediacy of God's judgment. Just as ripe fruit is ready to be consumed, Israel is ready for judgment. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_judgment.htm">God's Patience and Judgment</a> God's patience has limits. The vision signifies that Israel's time for repentance has passed, and judgment is imminent. This serves as a warning to remain vigilant in our faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> The vision is a call to self-examination. Are there areas in our lives where we are ripe for judgment due to unrepentant sin? We must seek God's forgiveness and change our ways. <a href="/topical/s/social_justice_and_righteousness.htm">Social Justice and Righteousness</a> Israel's judgment was partly due to social injustice. As Christians, we are called to uphold justice and righteousness in our communities, reflecting God's character. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> God's pronouncement through Amos reminds us of the certainty and truth of His Word. We can trust that what God says will come to pass, both in judgment and in promises of salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_amos_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Amos 8</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_amos_8_2_with_later_hope.htm">In Amos 8:2, God says he will spare Israel no longer—how do we reconcile this final judgment with later restoration passages in other prophets? </a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_sharing_altars_with_ot_laws.htm">(Amos 2:8) How do we reconcile the practice of sharing pagan altars with strict laws against idolatry found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_amos_8_3's_shift_unrecorded.htm">If the temple singing turns to wailing in Amos 8:3, why is there little external historical mention of such a dramatic shift in religious rites?</a> <a href="/q/does_no_exodus_evidence_challenge_faith.htm">Amos 3:1: Does the lack of direct archaeological evidence for a mass exodus undermine the claim that God led Israel out of Egypt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/amos/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - The end (kets). This is very like the word for "fruit" (kaits). Pass by (see note on Amos 7:8). Ver. 3 - The songs of the temple; Septuagint, τὰ φατνώματα τοῦ ναοῦ, "the pannels of the temple;" Vulgate, cardines templi. These versions point to a different reading. It is better rendered, "the songs of the palace," referring to the songs of the revellers mentioned already (<a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Amos 6:5</a>). These shall be changed into howlings of lamentation for the dead which lie around (comp. ver. 10). There shall be many dead bodies. The Hebrew is more forcible: "Many the corpses: in every place he hath cast them forth. Hush!" The Lord is represented as casting dead bodies to the ground, so that death is everywhere; and the interjection "hush!" (comp. <a href="/amos/6-10.htm">Amos 6:10</a>) is an admonition to bend beneath the hand of an avenging God (comp. <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a>). Orelli takes it as an expression of the apathy that accompanies severe and irremediable suffering - suffering too deep for words. The Greek and Latin versions take this onomatopoetic word has! "hush!" as a substantive. Thus the Septuagint, ἐπιῥῤίψω σιωπήν, "I will cast upon them silence;" Vulgate, projicietur silentium - an expressive rendering, but one not supported by grammatical considerations. <a href="/commentaries/amos/8-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Amos, עָמ֔וֹס (‘ā·mō·ws) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5986.htm">Strong's 5986: </a> Amos -- an Israelite prophet what מָֽה־ (māh-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what do you אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you see?” רֹאֶה֙ (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see He asked. וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “A basket כְּל֣וּב (kə·lūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3619.htm">Strong's 3619: </a> A bird-trap, a basket of summer fruit,” קָ֑יִץ (qā·yiṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7019.htm">Strong's 7019: </a> To awake I replied. וָאֹמַ֖ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say So the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “The end הַקֵּץ֙ (haq·qêṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7093.htm">Strong's 7093: </a> An extremity, after has come בָּ֤א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go for אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to My people עַמִּ֣י (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Israel; יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc I will no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no longer אוֹסִ֥יף (’ō·w·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment spare עֲב֥וֹר (‘ă·ḇō·wr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on them.” לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/amos/8-2.htm">Amos 8:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/amos/8-2.htm">OT Prophets: Amos 8:2 He said Amos what do you see? 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