3:4b

as in days of old: The Hebrew phrase which the Berean Standard Bible translates as as in days of old means “a long time ago.”

and years gone by: The Hebrew phrase which the Berean Standard Bible translates as and years gone by means “in the past.”

These two phrases have almost the same meaning in Hebrew. In some languages it may not be natural to repeat similar meanings in two phrases, one after the other, as it is here. If that is true in your language, you may express the meaning only once. For example:

just as they did in the past. (Contemporary English Version)

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