Matthew Poole and continuators on Amos 8:2

2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou ? And I said, A basket of summer-fruit . Then said the LORD unto me , The end is come upon my people Israel, I will not again pass by them any more .

The like Question you have, cap. 7. ver. 8. which see in let. d. e.

Vid. ver. 1. let. b. e.

The meaning of this Hieroglyphick as not very plain in it self, the Lord doth here explain it in the following words,

Of Gods patience towards Israel, of their peace, growth, and glory, the end of their ripening, they are now as fruit fully ripe, in the end of the year sit to be gathered,

So they were once, so they boast themselves, so the Nations about them account Israel to be the people of God.

Vid. chap. 7. ver. 7. let. h. God had with admirable patience spared and tried, but now he will with just severity punish, neither pardon, nor spare.