KJV ORIGINAL
Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
In many days and years you will be troubled, you carefree women, because the grape harvest will fail and there will be no gathering of crops.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is warning that comfortable, carefree people will face hard times when their abundance and security are taken away.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was prophesying to the people of Judah during a time of political turmoil and impending judgment. The 'careless women' likely refers to the wealthy, comfortable women of Jerusalem who were living in luxury while ignoring the spiritual and moral decay around them. The failed harvests would be part of God's judgment, bringing economic hardship that would shatter their sense of security.
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