Lux Domini
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.

What does Amos 8:1 mean?

Amos saw a basket of summer fruit gathered, and ready to be eaten; which signified, that the people were ripe for destruction, that the year of God's patience was drawing towards a conclusion.

Key themes

Justice and mercyJusticeFalse worshipJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Amos 8:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.