1. Thus hath the Lord Jehovah shewed me, and, lo, a basket of summer-fruit.
2. And He saith, `What art thou seeing, Amos?' and I say, `A basket of summer-fruit.' And Jehovah saith unto me: `The end hath come unto My people Israel, I do not add any more to pass over to it.
3. And howled have songstresses of a palace in that day, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Many [are] the carcases, into any place throw--hush!
4. Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,