KJV ORIGINAL
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
As long as the earth exists, there will always be times for planting and harvesting, cold weather and hot weather, summer and winter, and day and night will never stop.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is promising that the natural cycles of earth - seasons, day and night, planting and harvest - will continue reliably as long as the world exists.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes immediately after Noah's flood, when God made a covenant with Noah and all living creatures. It represents God's promise to maintain the stable, predictable patterns of nature that make life possible on earth. This assurance came after the catastrophic disruption of the flood, giving hope for the future continuity of life.
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