5:23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.
They have turned aside and gone their own way. 1
8:20 “They cry, 2 ‘Harvest time has come and gone, and the summer is over, 3
and still we have not been delivered.’
1 tn The words, “their own way” are not in the text but are implicit and are supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn The words “They say” are not in the text; they are supplied in the translation to make clear that the lament of the people begun in v. 19b is continued here after the interruption of the
3 tn Heb “Harvest time has passed, the summer is over.”
sn This appears to be a proverbial statement for “time marches on.” The people appear to be expressing their frustration that the