Jeremiah 4:3

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

Young's Literal 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 hast sworn — Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.

4Be circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:18and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;

Matthew 13:7and others fell upon the thorns, and the thorns did come up and choke them,

Mark 4:7and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

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

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