Introduction
Overview
Amos 8 . 1 , By a basket of summer fruit is shown the approach of Israel’s end; Amos 8 . 4 , Oppression is reproved; Amos 8 . 11 , A famine of the word of God threatened.
Amos 7 . 1 , Amos 7 . 4 , Amos 7 . 7
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 16 . 1 . summer 2 Kings 8 . 10 . the Lord Jeremiah 24 . 1 . Lord
Amos . Amos 7 . 8 , Jeremiah 1 . 11-14 , Ezekiel 8 . 6 , Ezekiel 8 . 12 , Ezekiel 8 . 17 , Zechariah 1 . 18-21 , Zechariah 5 . 2 , Zechariah 5 . 5 , Zechariah 5 . 6
A basket . Deuteronomy 26 . 1-4 , 2 Samuel 16 . 1 , 2 Samuel 16 . 2 , Isaiah 28 . 4 , Jeremiah 24 . 1-3 , 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." Jeremiah 1 . 12 , Jeremiah 5 . 31 , Lamentations 4 . 18 , Ezekiel 7 . 2 , Ezekiel 3 . 7 , Ezekiel 3 . 10 , Ezekiel 12 . 23 , Ezekiel 29 . 8
I will not . Amos 7 . 8
Reciprocal . Genesis 6 . 13 . The end Jeremiah 24 . 3 . What Jeremiah 51 . 13 . thine Hosea 9 . 7 . days of visitation Hosea 9 . 17 . and Joel 2 . 1 . for the Micah 7 . 4 . the day Micah 7 . 18 . passeth Zephaniah 1 . 14 . it is Acts 11 . 5 . and it Revelation 14 . 1 . I looked
the songs . Amos 8 . 10 , Amos 5 . 23 , Hosea 10 . 5 , Hosea 10 . 6 , Joel 1 . 5 , Joel 1 . 11 , Joel 1 . 13 , Zechariah 11 . 1-3
shall be howlings . Heb. shall howl
many . Amos 4 . 10 , Isaiah 37 . 36 , Jeremiah 9 . 21 , Jeremiah 9 . 22 , Nahum 3 . 3
they shall . Amos 6 . 9 , Amos 6 . 10 , Jeremiah 22 . 18
with silence . Heb. be silent , Leviticus 10 . 3 , Psalm 39 . 9
Reciprocal . Psalm 137 . 4 . How shall Ecclesiastes 3 . 7 . time to keep Isaiah 24 . 9 . General Lamentations 2 . 10 . and keep Ezekiel 24 . 17 . Forbear to cry Hosea 2 . 11 . her feast Hosea 7 . 14 . when Hosea 8 . 1 . the house Amos 6 . 5 . like Zephaniah 1 . 10 . the noise
Hear . Amos 7 . 16 , 1 Kings 22 . 19 , Isaiah 1 . 10 , Isaiah 28 . 14 , Jeremiah 5 . 21 , Jeremiah 28 . 15
swallow . Amos 2 . 6 , Amos 5 . 11 , Psalm 12 . 5 , Psalm 14 . 4 , Psalm 56 . 1 , Psalm 140 . 12 , Proverbs 30 . 14 , Isaiah 32 . 6 , Isaiah 32 . 7 , Matthew 23 . 14 , James 5 . 6
Reciprocal . Exodus 20 . 15 . General Leviticus 25 . 14 . General Deuteronomy 15 . 2 . exact it Deuteronomy 24 . 14 . General Job 20 . 18 . swallow Job 24 . 4 . turn Proverbs 4 . 17 . General Proverbs 11 . 26 . that withholdeth Proverbs 20 . 10 . both Proverbs 22 . 7 . rich Ecclesiastes 5 . 8 . regardeth Isaiah 3 . 15 . ye beat Jeremiah 5 . 27 . so are Jeremiah 17 . 11 . he that Jeremiah 51 . 34 . swallowed Ezekiel 16 . 49 . neither Ezekiel 18 . 7 . hath not Ezekiel 22 . 8 . General Ezekiel 22 . 13 . thy dishonest Ezekiel 45 . 10 . General Amos 4 . 1 . which oppress Amos 8 . 6 . General Micah 2 . 2 . they covet Micah 3 . 2 . pluck Luke 20 . 47 . devour Romans 2 . 21 . dost thou steal Ephesians 6 . 9 . ye 1 Timothy 6 . 9 . they James 2 . 6 . Do
When . Numbers 10 . 10 , Numbers 28 . 11-15 , 2 Kings 4 . 23 , Psalm 81 . 3 , Psalm 81 . 4 , Isaiah 1 . 13 , Colossians 2 . 16
new moon . or , month
be gone . Malachi 1 . 13
and the . Exodus 20 . 8-10 , Nehemiah 13 . 15-21 , Isaiah 58 . 13 , Romans 8 . 6 , Romans 8 . 7
set forth . Heb. open
making . Leviticus 19 . 36 , Deuteronomy 25 . 13-16 , Proverbs 11 . 1 , Proverbs 16 . 11 , Proverbs 20 . 23 , Ezekiel 45 . 10-12 , Micah 6 . 10 , Micah 6 . 11
falsifying the balances by deceit . Heb. perverting the balances of deceit , Hosea 12 . 7
Reciprocal . Leviticus 6 . 2 . deceived Leviticus 19 . 35 . in meteyard Deuteronomy 25 . 16 . all that do 1 Samuel 13 . 12 . I forced 1 Samuel 21 . 7 . detained Hosea 2 . 11 . her feast Amos 8 . 14 . Beersheba Zechariah 5 . 6 . This is an ephah Matthew 26 . 8 . To John 12 . 5 . was 1 Thessalonians 4 . 6 . go
Amos 8 . 4 , Amos 2 . 6 , Leviticus 25 . 39-42 , Nehemiah 5 . 1-5 , Nehemiah 5 . 8 , Joel 3 . 3 , Joel 3 . 6
Reciprocal . Leviticus 19 . 35 . in meteyard Proverbs 11 . 1 . A false balance is Proverbs 22 . 7 . rich Isaiah 32 . 6 . empty Jeremiah 34 . 14 . At the Hosea 12 . 7 . the balances Amos 3 . 9 . oppressed Micah 6 . 10 . and 1 Thessalonians 4 . 6 . go Revelation 18 . 13 . slaves
sworn . Amos 6 . 8 , Deuteronomy 33 . 26-29 , Psalm 47 . 4 , Psalm 68 . 34 , Luke 2 . 32
I will . Exodus 17 . 16 , 1 Samuel 15 . 2 , 1 Samuel 15 . 3 , Psalm 10 . 11 , Isaiah 43 . 25 , Jeremiah 17 . 1 , Jeremiah 31 . 34 , Hosea 7 . 2 , Hosea 8 . 13 , Hosea 9 . 9
Reciprocal . Genesis 8 . 1 . God remembered Job 24 . 23 . yet his eyes Job 34 . 25 . he knoweth Psalm 50 . 21 . set Psalm 89 . 35 . Once Psalm 109 . 15 . before Isaiah 14 . 24 . Lord Jeremiah 2 . 22 . yet thine iniquity Jeremiah 22 . 5 . I Jeremiah 44 . 21 . did Jeremiah 44 . 26 . I have sworn Ezekiel 5 . 11 . as I live Ezekiel 44 . 12 . therefore
the land . It is supposed that an earthquake is here intended; the rising and falling of the ground , with a wave-like motion , and its leaving its proper place and bounds , in consequence of an earthquake , being justly and beautifully compared to the swelling , overflowing , and subsiding of the Nile. Psalm 18 . 7 , Psalm 60 . 2 , Psalm 60 . 3 , Psalm 114 . 3-7 , Isaiah 5 . 25 , Isaiah 24 . 19 , Isaiah 24 . 20 , Jeremiah 4 . 24-26 , Micah 1 . 3-5 , Nahum 1 . 5 , Nahum 1 . 6 , Habakkuk 3 . 5-8 , Haggai 2 . 6 , Haggai 2 . 7
every one . Amos 8 . 10 , Amos 9 . 5 , Jeremiah 12 . 4 , Hosea 4 . 3 , Hosea 10 . 5 , Matthew 24 . 30
rise . Amos 9 . 5 , Isaiah 8 . 7 , Isaiah 8 . 8 , Jeremiah 46 . 8 , Daniel 9 . 26
Reciprocal . Psalm 104 . 32 . looketh Jeremiah 22 . 5 . I Jeremiah 25 . 38 . hath Jeremiah 46 . 7 . as a flood Jeremiah 51 . 29 . the land Daniel 11 . 22 . with Nahum 1 . 8 . with Zechariah 11 . 3 . a voice
that I . This is supposed to refer to an eclipse; and Abp. Usher has shown that about eleven years after Amos prophesied there were two great eclipses of the sun , one at the feast of tabernacles , and the other some time before the passover. Amos 4 . 13 , Amos 5 . 8 , Job 5 . 14 , Isaiah 13 . 10 , Isaiah 29 . 9 , Isaiah 29 . 10 , Isaiah 59 . 9 , Isaiah 59 . 10 , Jeremiah 15 . 9 , Micah 3 . 6 , Matthew 24 . 29 , Revelation 6 . 12 , Revelation 8 . 12
and I . Exodus 10 . 21-23 , Matthew 27 . 45 , Mark 15 . 33 , Luke 23 . 44
Reciprocal . Genesis 1 . 14 . and let Joshua 10 . 12 . Sun Job 9 . 7 . commandeth Isaiah 5 . 30 . if one look Isaiah 60 . 20 . sun Jeremiah 4 . 23 . the heavens Jeremiah 13 . 16 . before Ezekiel 32 . 7 . I will cover the heaven Hosea 2 . 11 . her feast Zechariah 11 . 17 . the sword Luke 15 . 14 . arose Luke 21 . 25 . signs Acts 2 . 20 . sun
I will turn . Amos 8 . 3 , Amos 5 . 23 , Amos 6 . 4-7 , Deuteronomy 16 . 14 , 1 Samuel 25 . 36-38 , 2 Samuel 13 . 28-31 , Job 20 . 23 , Isaiah 21 . 3 , Isaiah 21 . 4 , Isaiah 22 . 12-14 , Daniel 5 . 4-6 , Hosea 2 . 11 , Nahum 1 . 10
sackcloth . Isaiah 15 . 2 , Isaiah 15 . 3 , Jeremiah 48 . 37 , Ezekiel 7 . 18 , Ezekiel 27 . 30 , Ezekiel 27 . 31
as the . Jeremiah 6 . 26 , Zechariah 12 . 10 , Luke 7 . 12 , Luke 7 . 13
a bitter . Job 3 . 5 , *marg.
Reciprocal . Exodus 32 . 6 . sat down Leviticus 21 . 5 . not make baldness Psalm 137 . 2 . we hanged Ecclesiastes 7 . 6 . as Isaiah 3 . 24 . a girding Isaiah 13 . 10 . General Isaiah 24 . 9 . General Jeremiah 2 . 19 . bitter Jeremiah 4 . 8 . gird Jeremiah 13 . 16 . before Jeremiah 15 . 9 . her sun Jeremiah 30 . 5 . a voice Lamentations 5 . 15 . our dance Ezekiel 7 . 2 . An end Hosea 9 . 1 . Rejoice Amos 5 . 16 . Wailing Amos 8 . 8 . every one Micah 1 . 16 . bald Micah 3 . 6 . the sun Zechariah 11 . 17 . the sword Mark 15 . 33 . darkness Luke 6 . 25 . mourn Luke 21 . 25 . signs
but . 1 Samuel 3 . 1 , 1 Samuel 28 . 6 , 1 Samuel 28 . 15 , Psalm 74 . 9 , Isaiah 5 . 6 , Isaiah 30 . 20 , Isaiah 30 . 21 , Ezekiel 7 . 26 , Micah 3 . 6 , Matthew 9 . 36
Reciprocal . Proverbs 29 . 18 . there Isaiah 41 . 17 . seek Lamentations 2 . 9 . her prophets Ezekiel 3 . 26 . and shalt Hosea 2 . 3 . and slay Hosea 9 . 4 . their bread Micah 2 . 6 . they shall not prophesy Micah 3 . 7 . no Zechariah 9 . 17 . corn Matthew 5 . 6 . are Matthew 12 . 43 . dry John 7 . 37 . If Acts 16 . 6 . forbidden
shall run . Proverbs 14 . 6 , Daniel 12 . 4 , Matthew 11 . 25-27 , Matthew 12 . 30 , Matthew 24 . 23-26 , Romans 9 . 31-33 , Romans 11 . 7-10 , 2 Timothy 3 . 6 , 2 Timothy 3 . 7
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 3 . 1 . the word 2 Samuel 15 . 20 . go up and down Proverbs 29 . 18 . there Isaiah 30 . 20 . yet shall Jeremiah 5 . 1 . Run ye Lamentations 2 . 9 . her prophets Ezekiel 3 . 26 . and shalt Ezekiel 7 . 26 . but Hosea 9 . 4 . their bread Matthew 25 . 10 . they Acts 16 . 6 . forbidden
Deuteronomy 32 . 25 , Psalm 63 . 1 , Psalm 144 . 12-15 , Isaiah 40 . 30 , Isaiah 41 . 17-20 , Jeremiah 48 . 18 , Lamentations 1 . 18 , Lamentations 2 . 10 , Lamentations 2 . 21 , Hosea 2 . 3 , Zechariah 9 . 17
Reciprocal . Isaiah 5 . 13 . multitude Matthew 25 . 10 . they
swear . Hosea 4 . 15 , Zephaniah 1 . 5
sin . Deuteronomy 9 . 21 , 1 Kings 12 . 28 , 1 Kings 12 . 29 , 1 Kings 12 . 32 , 1 Kings 13 . 22-34 , 1 Kings 14 . 16 , 1 Kings 16 . 24 , 2 Kings 10 . 29 , Hosea 8 . 5 , Hosea 8 . 6 , Hosea 10 . 5 , Hosea 13 . 2 , Hosea 13 . 16
manner . Heb. way , Acts 9 . 2 , Acts 18 . 25 , Acts 19 . 9 , Acts 19 . 23 , Acts 24 . 14
Beersheba . Amos 8 . 5
shall fall . Deuteronomy 33 . 11 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 16 , Psalm 36 . 12 , Psalm 140 . 10 , Proverbs 29 . 1 , Isaiah 43 . 17 , Jeremiah 25 . 27 , Jeremiah 51 . 64
Reciprocal . Genesis 21 . 33 . grove Numbers 29 . 19 . General 1 Samuel 20 . 21 . as the 2 Kings 17 . 26 . know not Proverbs 24 . 16 . but Isaiah 17 . 3 . fortress Isaiah 24 . 20 . and it Jeremiah 5 . 7 . sworn by Hosea 7 . 1 . wickedness Hosea 10 . 8 . the sin Amos 5 . 5 . Beersheba Amos 6 . 1 . and trust Amos 7 . 9 . the high Micah 1 . 5 . is it