Amos 8:9

⁹“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.a

Amos 8 pivots on a devastating vision: a basket of summer fruit, signaling that Israel's time is ripe — and running out. The Lord declares He will no longer overlook their exploitation of the poor, their dishonest scales, and their hollow religious observance. The chapter crescen