Jeremiah 4:3

For thus saith the Lord to the men of Iudah, and to Ierusalem,

Geneva Bible 1599

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 sweare, The Lord liueth in trueth, in iudgement, and in righteousnesse, and the nations shall be blessed in him, and shall glorie in him.

4Breake vp your fallowe ground, and sowe not among the thornes: be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskinnes of your hearts, ye men of Iudah, and inhabitants of Ierusalem, lest my wrath come foorth like fire, and burne, that none can quenche it, because of the wickednesse of your inuentions.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:18Thornes also, and thistles shall it bring foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the herbe of the fielde.

Matthew 13:7And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprong vp, and choked them.

Mark 4:7And some fell among the thornes, and the thornes grewe vp, and choked it, so that it gaue no fruite.

Luke 8:7And some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprang vp with it, and choked it.

Galatians 6:7Be not deceiued: God is not mocked: for whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall hee also reape.

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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