Amos 7:1 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
1Thus 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.
2And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
3The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Revelation 9:3
Both verses depict locusts as instruments of judgment.
Joel 1:4
Joel also describes locusts as a sign of impending judgment.
Matthew 13:30
Jesus uses agricultural imagery in His parables, similar to Amos's vision.
Source: Amos 7:1