Jeremiah 4:3

For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up for you a fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

In Context

2and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, [As] Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

4Circumcise yourselves for Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my fury come forth like fire and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:18and thorns and thistles shall it yield thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

Matthew 13:7and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them;

Mark 4:7And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

Luke 8:7and other fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with [it] choked it;

Galatians 6:7Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man shall sow, that also shall he reap.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 4:2-3

Exhortation to Repentance. ( b. c. 620.) 1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord , return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. 2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. When God called to backsliding Israel to return ( ch. iii. 22 ) they immediately answered, Lord, we return; now God here takes notice of their answer, and, by… Read the whole commentary →

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