📖 Amos — Chapter 8 (KJV)
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Amos 8:1 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.
Amos 8:2 And he said, RAmos, 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.
Amos 8:3 And Rthe songs of the temple Tshall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth Twith silence.
Amos 8:4 RHear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Amos 8:5 Saying, RWhen will the Tnew moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may Tset forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and Tfalsifying the balances by deceit?
Amos 8:6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Amos 8:7 The LORD hath Rsworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
Amos 8:8 Shall not Rthe land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
Amos 8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, Rthat I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
Amos 8:10 And RI will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, Rbut of hearing the words of the LORD:
Amos 8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they Rshall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Amos 8:13 RIn that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
Amos 8:14 They that Rswear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The Tmanner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Amos 8:1–5 — A basket signals the end and exposes impatient greed
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The summer-fruit vision announces an end and mourning in place of temple songs. Traders waiting for holy days to finish intend smaller measures, larger prices, and dishonest balances.
Key Truth: Keep worship and commerce consistent in honesty.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a …” (Amos 8:1)
Find it in Amos 8:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith …” (Amos 8:3)
Find it in Amos 8:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by ____ ?” (Amos 8:5)
Find it in Amos 8:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Amos 8:6–10 — The poor are exploited and feasts become mourning
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Buying the needy and selling refuse are named, and the Lord says he will not forget these works. Trembling land and midday darkness introduce a reversal from celebrations to bitter lament.
Key Truth: Do not seek profit through another person’s need.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “That we may buy the ____ for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; …” (Amos 8:6)
Find it in Amos 8:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Shall not the ____ tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? …” (Amos 8:8)
Find it in Amos 8:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… I will make it as the mourning of an only ____ , and the end thereof as a bitter day.” (Amos 8:10)
Find it in Amos 8:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Amos 8:11–14 — A famine of hearing the word
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The coming lack is explicitly not bread or water but the Lord’s words. Exhausted searchers cannot find the word they need, and those trusting false worship are announced to fall.
Key Truth: Receive the word while it is given rather than treating it lightly.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… send a famine in the land, not a famine of ____ , nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the …” (Amos 8:11)
Find it in Amos 8:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “In that day shall the ____ virgins and young men faint for thirst.” (Amos 8:13)
Find it in Amos 8:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “They that ____ by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O …” (Amos 8:14)
Find it in Amos 8:14 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Leviticus 19:36 — The law commands just balances, weights, and measures.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What business or household practice should you make more honest?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Amos 8:1–5 (A basket signals the end and exposes impatient greed) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Amos 8:6–10 (The poor are exploited and feasts become mourning) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Amos 8:11–14 (A famine of hearing the word) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. How does impatience for holy days to end expose dishonest commerce?
5. What makes the announced famine distinct from physical hunger?
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