Jeremiah 4:3

For thus said YHWH, || To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: “Till for yourselves tillage, || And do not sow to the thorns.

Literal Standard Version

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 you have sworn—YHWH lives, || In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, || And nations have blessed themselves in Him, || And they boast themselves in Him.”

4Be circumcised to YHWH, || And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, || O man of Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, || Lest My fury goes out as fire, and has burned, || And there is none quenching, || Because of the evil of your doings.”

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Cross References

Genesis 3:18and it brings forth thorn and bramble for you, and you have eaten the herb of the field;

Matthew 13:7and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them,

Mark 4:7and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it gave no fruit;

Luke 8:7And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, choked it.

Galatians 6:7Do not be led astray: God is not mocked; for what a man may sow—that he will also 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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