Amos 7:1
“Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: and behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and behold, it was the latter growth after the king’s harvest.”
What does Amos 7:1 mean?
Amos is describing a vision where God shows him a devastating plague of locusts that would destroy the crops—specifically the second harvest that people depended on after the king had already taken his share. This was catastrophic imagery for an agricultural society, representing hunger and loss. The vision sets up what comes next in Amos's experience: he sees judgment coming and begins to plead with God to spare the people. It's the opening of a series of visions that reveal both God's intention to bring consequences and Amos's heart breaking for those who would suffer.