Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.
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 writer is warning that comfortable, carefree people will face hard times when their abundance and security are taken away.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah prophesied to the people of Judah during the 8th century BC, a time when the nation was facing threats from Assyria and struggling with widespread moral complacency among its citizens. In this verse, he specifically warns careless women, likely those enjoying luxury and ignoring God's calls for righteousness, that their agricultural harvests and gatherings would fail as a sign of divine judgment for the nation's sins. This fits into the larger biblical narrative of Isaiah urging repentance to avert impending disaster and exile.
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