Amos 8:11| summer
| The summer fruit signifies that the time is ripe and the end has come upon Israel (v. 2).
Amos 8:3a| songs| Amos 5:23;| 1|Chron. 25:6
Amos 8:81| River
| I.e., the Nile.
Amos 8:9a| go| Job 5:14;| Isa. 13:10;| 59:9-10;| Jer. 15:9
Amos 8:9b| darken| Mark 15:33;| Luke 23:44;| Rev. 8:12
Amos 8:10a| only| Jer. 6:26;| cf. Zech. 12:10
Amos 8:111a| words| 1|Sam. 3:1;| Psa. 74:9;| Ezek. 7:26
| The lack of the word of the Lord was a punishment from the Lord. Because of Israel’s sins against the Lord, He would not speak to them. Cf. note 11 in Gen. 17.