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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Thus has the Lord God shown me - After the sentence against Amaziah was pronounced, Amos resumed just where he had left off before Amaziah i…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The visions are resumed as though the priest at Bethel had trembled at the presence of Amos, and had ceased to persecute him. There is a remarkable…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

By these words, or by this vision, the Prophet confirms what we have already observed: that paternal chastisements would no longer be exercised tow…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said, Amos, what do you see ?
&c.] To quicken his attention, who might disregard it as a common thing; and in…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Amos saw a basket of summer fruit gathered, and ready to be eaten, which signified that the people were ripe for destruction and that the year of G…

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