Jeremiah 4:3
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For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda and Jerusalem: Break up anew your fallow ground, and sow not upon thorns:

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Genesis 3:18 Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herbs of the earth.

Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves in justice, and reap in the mouth of mercy, break up your fallow ground: but the time to seek the Lord is, when he shall come that shall teach you justice.

Matthew 13:7,22 And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them. . . .

Mark 4:7,18,19 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. . . .

Luke 8:7,14 And other some fell among thorns. And the thorns growing up with it, choked it. . . .

Galatians 6:7,8 Be not deceived: God is not mocked. . . .

Context
God Calls Israel by His Promise
2And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgment, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him. 3For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda and Jerusalem: Break up anew your fallow ground, and sow not upon thorns:4Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it because of the wickedness of your thoughts.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:7
And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.

Exodus 23:11
But the seventh year thou shalt let it alone, and suffer it to rest, that the poor of thy people may eat, and whatsoever shall be left, let the beasts of the field eat it: so shalt thou do with thy vineyard and thy oliveyard.

Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves in justice, and reap in the mouth of mercy, break up your fallow ground: but the time to seek the Lord is, when he shall come that shall teach you justice.

Lexicon
For
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹ֣ה ׀ (ḵōh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD
יְהֹוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to the men
לְאִ֤ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Judah
יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

and Jerusalem:
וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (wə·lî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

“Break up
נִ֥ירוּ (nî·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5214: To break up, freshly till

your unplowed ground,
נִ֑יר (nîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5215: Plowing, freshly plowed land

and do not
וְאַֽל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

sow
תִּזְרְע֖וּ (tiz·rə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify

among
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the thorns.
קוֹצִֽים׃ (qō·w·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6975: A thorn, thornbush


Additional Translations
For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.For thus said the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

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

For thus saith the Lord to the men of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Break up fresh ground for yourselves, and sow not among thorns.

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

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

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

For thus says Yahweh to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up your fallow ground, and don't sow among thorns.

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