Jeremiah 4:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

Jeremiah 4:3 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Luke 8:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Luke 8:14
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Galatians 6:7-8
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. …
Mark 4:18-19
And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, …

Topics

Condescension of God Contrition Conviction God Israel, Prophecies Concerning Penitence Penitent Religion

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 3-4)

The prophet here turns his speech, in God’s name, to the men of the place where he lived. We have heard what words he proclaimed towards the north (Jer. 3:12), for the comfort of those that were now in captivity and were humbled under the hand of God; let us now see what he says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, who were now in prosperity, for their conviction and awakening. In these two verses h…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 3)

3. Transition to Judah. Supply mentally. All which (the foregoing declaration as to Israel) applies to Judah. and Jerusalem--that is, and especially the men of Jerusalem, as being the most prominent in Judea. Break ... fallow ground--that is, Repent of your idolatry, and so be prepared to serve the Lord in truth (Ho 10:12; Mt 13:7). The unhumbled heart is like ground which may be improved, being l…