Isaiah 32:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They will mourn and beat their chests in grief for the fertile fields and fruitful vineyards that are gone.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is describing people grieving deeply over the loss of their once-productive farmland and vineyards.

📚 Historical Context

Isaiah was prophesying during a time when Judah faced threats from Assyria and other nations. This verse is part of a larger passage describing the devastation that would come upon the land due to the people's unfaithfulness to God. The imagery of lost agricultural abundance would have been particularly meaningful to an agrarian society that depended on good harvests for survival.

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Now I will sing a song about my beloved's vineyard. My beloved owns a vineyard on a very fertile hillside.

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