Jeremiah 4:3

Thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up your fallow ground, And sow not among thorns!

Noyes Bible

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

2If thou wilt swear, As Jehovah liveth! In truth, in justice, and in righteousness, Then shall the nations bless themselves by thee, And in thee shall they glory.

4Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah; Yea, circumcise your hearts, Ye men of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Lest, for the evil of your doings, My fury break forth like fire, And burn so that none can quench it.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:7And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them.

Mark 4:7And others fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they yielded no fruit.

Luke 8:7And others fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up with them, and choked them.

Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatever a man soweth, that shall he 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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