Is this connected to the previous Nevu'ah?
Malbim: Yes ? the Navi told also this to Amatziyah. What he was told "v'Yisrael Galo Yigleh" (7:17), he saw in a vision that showed that it was an absolute decree that will surely come 1 .
Normally, a Nevu'ah for evil can be retracted if the people will repent. (PF)
What is "Keluv Kayitz"?
Rashi: It is a basket full of 'final' figs [they are left on the tree at the end of harvest, for they never ripen], which are not good.
Radak: It is a basket full of summer fruits.
Malbim: Keluv is a coop in which a trapper puts birds that he trapped ? "ki'Chluv Malei Ohf Ken Bateihem Mele'im Mirmah" (Yirmeyah 5:27). Kayitz are dried figs. They are normally put in a basket or coop.
