Pentecost Season · Proper 11 · Year C
Amos 8:1-12
A Basket of Summer Fruit
July 23, 2028
Overview & Insights
"The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass them by." (Amos 8:2)
God shows Amos a basket of ripe summer fruit, a wordplay in Hebrew signaling that Israel's time has ripened for judgment. Amos condemns merchants who cheat the poor and shrink the ephah while waiting impatiently for the Sabbath to end, and warns of a coming famine of hearing God's word.
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Commentary
Commentary on Amos 8:1-12 Working Preacher
Explains the Hebrew wordplay between 'summer fruit' (qayits) and 'end' (qets).
Amos 8:1-12 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-focused reading of God's anger at merchants who cheat the poor.
Amos 8 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse evangelical treatment of the vision and the indictment of dishonest trade.
Amos 8:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries verse by verse on the passage.
Amos 8 Commentary Precept Austin
A detailed inductive-study commentary with cross-references on the whole chapter.
Background & Word Study
Amos 8:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Hebrew wordplay between qayits (summer fruit) and qets (end) word by word.
Amos (video) BibleProject
Animated overview of Amos's structure and its theme of covenant justice.
Amos 8:1-12 (Hebrew text) Sefaria
The Masoretic Hebrew text with facing translation for direct word study.
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