Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageSo be patient, brothers, until the Lord returns. Consider how the farmer waits for his precious harvest from the earth, holding on through the long wait until the autumn and spring rains come.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GSo then, be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Master. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, patient over it, until it receives the early and the late rains.
KJV
King James VersionBe patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleBe patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Footnotes
πρόιμον καὶ ὄψιμον ("early and late rains") are precise Palestinian agricultural terms — the yoreh (autumn rains of October–November, needed for planting) and the malkosh (spring rains of March–April, needed for grain to fill before harvest). For the original audience in the land, these were the rhythms of survival and hope, not mere poetic decoration. FOG preserves the agricultural precision; FOG Message translates them into seasonal equivalents for readers outside Palestinian farming cycles.
