Amos 7:1

Thus hath Adonoi Hashem showed unto me; and, hinei, He formed locusts in the beginning of the springing up of the second crop; and, hinei, it was the second crop after the mowing of the melech.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.

In Context

2And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the vegetation of ha'aretz, then I said: 1 O Adonoi Hashem, forgive, I beseech thee; 1 how shall Ya'akov survive? For he is katon. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 10:12And Hashem said unto Moshe, Stretch out thine yad over Eretz Mitzrayim for the arbeh, that they may come up upon Eretz Mitzrayim, and devour kol esev ha'aretz, even all that the barad hath left as remnant.

Jeremiah 1:11Moreover the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying, Yirmeyah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a makel shaqed (a branch of an almond tree).

Ezekiel 11:25Then I spoke unto them of the Golus all the things that Hashem had showed me.

Joel 2:25And I will restore to you the shanim (years) 1 that the arbeh (great locust) hath eaten, 1 the crawling locust, and the other locust, and the locust swarm, 1 My great army which I sent among you. 1

Amos 7:4Thus hath Adonoi Hashem showed unto me; and, hinei, Adonoi Hashem called to punish with eish, and it devoured the tehom rabbah (great deep), and did devour the chelek (portion).

Amos 8:1Thus hath Adonoi Hashem showed unto me: and hinei a basket of kayitz (summer fruit).

Matthew Henry on Amos 7:1

In this chapter we have, I. God contending with Israel, by the judgments, but are reprieved, and the judgments turned away at the prayer of Amos, ver. 1-6 . 2. God's patience is at length worn out by their obstinacy, and they are rejected, and sentenced to utter ruin, ver. 7-9 . II. Israel contending with God, by the opposition given to his prophet. 1. Amaziah informs against Amos ( ver. 10, 11 ) and does what he can to rid the country of him as a public nuisance, ver. 12, 13 . 2. Amos justifies himself in what he… Read the whole commentary →

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