Amos 8:1
What does Amos 8:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Amos 8:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949This is what the Lord God let me see: and I saw a basket of summer fruit.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Thus hath the Lord Jehovah shewed me, and, lo, a basket of summer-fruit.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752These things the Lord shewed to me: and behold a hook to draw down the fruit.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thus did Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, a basket of summer-fruit.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 7:4
Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
- Amos 7:1
Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.
- Amos 7:7
Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.
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