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.The end — Of God's patience towards Israel, the end of their ripening, they are now fully ripe, fit to be gathered.Pass by them — God had with admirable patience spared, but now he will no more pardon or spare. read more
THE BASKET OF SUMMER FRUIT, Amos 8:1-3. Under the figure of a basket filled with ripe fruit Jehovah shows the prophet that Israel is ripe for judgment. The picture is chosen (1) because of the similarity in sound between the words translated “summer fruit” Hebrews kayis and “end” Hebrews kes; (2) because of the similarity in the ideas of the two words. The opening formula is the same as in Amos 7:1; Amos 7:4. Basket The word occurs again only in Jeremiah 5:27 “cage”; it is a general term... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Amos 8:2
Amos: Amos 7:8, Jeremiah 1:11-2 Chronicles :, Ezekiel 8:6, Ezekiel 8:12, Ezekiel 8:17, Zechariah 1:18-Ecclesiastes :, Zechariah 5:2, Zechariah 5:5, Zechariah 5:6 A basket: Deuteronomy 26:1-Numbers :, 2 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 16:2, Isaiah 28:4, Jeremiah 24:1-Leviticus :, Jeremiah 40:10, Micah 7:1 the end: There is here not only an allusion to the nature of the summer fruit, which must be eaten as soon as gathered, but also a paronomasia upon the words kayitz "summer fruit," and ketz "an end."... read more