Amos 7:1Thus 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.
The setting
Tekoa, Israel, ~760 BC. Amos sees a terrifying vision of locusts devouring crops after the king's portion was harvested. Modern-day West Bank, Israel.
The emotion here: terrified at seeing total devastation in the vision
The original word
arbeh (אַרְבֶּה) — mature locusts, the most destructive stage that strips everything bare
Why it matters
Kings claimed first harvest rights, so locusts eating the remainder meant total starvation for people
Read with care
What most readers miss in Amos 7:1
The timing matters - locusts came AFTER the king took his share, leaving nothing for the people
Common misconceptionMost people think this is just about literal locusts, but it's a vision representing complete economic and agricultural collapse - total societal breakdown.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Amos 7:1
Bible Genome reading
Amos 7:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Amos 7:1 comes from the book of Amos, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Amos. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, vision. Notable phrases: Lord Yahweh showed me; locusts. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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