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Berean Standard Bible

“This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.”

Amos 8:1

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Study note

Amos 8 opens with a vision of a basket of summer fruit, a pun in Hebrew on the word for end. Like ripe fruit, Israel was ready for judgment.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.

World English Bible (WEB)

Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

King James Version (KJV)

Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, a basket of summer fruit.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This is what the Lord God let me see: and I saw a basket of summer fruit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ASÍ me ha mostrado Jehová: y he aquí un canastillo de fruta de verano.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego Dios el Señor me mostró en una visión una canasta llena de fruta madura, y me preguntó:

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