John Trapp on Amos 8:1

CHAP. VIII.

Verſe 1. THus hath the Lord God ſhewed unto me,] viz. in this fourth viſion, whereby (for better aſſurance, and to ſhake them out of their deſperate ſecurity) Iſraels utter ruine is again foretold, by a lively type, which is here, 1. propounded; 2. expounded, verſe 3, 5. that he may run that readeth it, and none may fall, but with open eyes.Hab. 2.2.

And behold a basket] made up haply in the form of a dog, as the word Calub ſeemeth to import.

of Summer-fruits,] Heb. of Summer; that is, of that which the ſummer affordeth: toward the end of it eſpecially, when fruits ripen, and even fall into the hand of the gatherer. The ſummer it ſelf hath its denomination from a root that ſignifieth to awaken: Schindler. Pagnin. becauſe then the fruits and flowers, that ſeemed to be aſleep all winter-long, do awake, as it were, and ſhew themſelves.