Jer 8:20 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 20. The harvest is past ] The siege of Jerusalem lasted two years ; for Nebuchadnezzar came against it in the ninth year of Zedekiah, and the city was taken in the eleventh ; see . This seems to have been a proverb: "We expected deliverance the first year -none came. We hoped for it the second year -we are disappointed; we are not saved-no deliverance is come."

‏ Jeremiah 8:20

Verse 20. The harvest is past] The siege of Jerusalem lasted two years; for Nebuchadnezzar came against it in the ninth year of Zedekiah, and the city was taken in the eleventh; see 2Ki 25:1-3. This seems to have been a proverb: "We expected deliverance the first year-none came. We hoped for it the second year-we are disappointed; we are not saved-no deliverance is come."