Lux Domini
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.

What does Amos 8:2 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.

Glossary

Amos Person

Borne; a burden, one of the twelve minor prophets. He was a native of Tekota, the modern Tekua, a town about 12 miles south-east of Bethlehem.