KJV ORIGINAL
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The harvest season has passed, summer has come to an end, and we are still not rescued.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The people are expressing despair that despite waiting through multiple seasons, they still haven't been delivered from their troubles.
📚 Historical Context
This verse reflects the anguish of the people of Judah during the final years before Babylon's conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC. They had hoped for deliverance from their enemies, but season after season passed without rescue. The agricultural imagery of harvest and summer would have been especially meaningful to an agrarian society that measured time by farming cycles.
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