Amo 7:1 | NETfull | STEP | The sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw him making locusts just as the crops planted late were beginning to sprout. (The crops planted late sprout after the royal harvest. )

Amos 7:1

1 The sovereign Lord showed me this: I saw ^{▼▼ Heb “behold” or “look.”} him making locusts just as the crops planted late ^{▼▼ The crops planted late (consisting of vegetables) were planted in late January-early March and sprouted in conjunction with the spring rains of March-April. For a discussion of the ancient Israelite agricultural calendar, see O. Borowski, Agriculture in Iron Age Israel, 31–44.} were beginning to sprout. (The crops planted late sprout after the royal harvest. ^{▼▼ Or “the mowings of the king.”} ^{▼▼ This royal harvest may refer to an initial mowing of crops collected as taxes by the royal authorities.} )