Amos 7:1
Context| NETBible | The sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw 1 him making locusts just as the crops planted late 2 were beginning to sprout. (The crops planted late sprout after the royal harvest. 3 ) |
| XREF | Ex 10:12-16; Isa 33:4; Jer 1:11-16; Jer 24:1; Eze 11:25; Joe 1:4; Joe 2:25; Am 4:9; Am 7:4,7; Am 8:1; Na 3:15-17; Zec 1:20 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “behold” or “look.” 2 sn The crops planted late (consisting of vegetables) were planted in late January-early March and sprouted in conjunction with the spring rains of March-April. For a discussion of the ancient Israelite agricultural calendar, see O. Borowski, Agriculture in Iron Age Israel, 31-44. 3 tn Or “the mowings of the king.” sn This royal harvest may refer to an initial mowing of crops collected as taxes by the royal authorities. |
