Amos 7:1 meaning and explanation

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.

Amos 7:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Amos, a herdsman from Tekoa called to prophesy to the northern kingdom, describes a vision the Lord showed him. The setting is spring, after the king's share of the harvest had been taken and the later crop was just sprouting.

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