Amos 8: The Summer Fruit Vision

Amos sees ripe summer fruit in a basket, a sign that Israel's end has come. The LORD condemns merchants who cheat the poor and swears to remember their deeds, then warns of midday darkness, bitter mourning, a famine of His word, and the fall of those who take oaths by false shrines.

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What did the LORD say the basket of ripe fruit meant (8:1-3)?

Israel's enemies would be gathered in for judgmentIsrael's end had come and He would spare them no moreIsrael would enjoy a rich harvest after the droughtIsrael's prophets would be fed through the famine