Jeremiah 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Jeremiah 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For Yahweh says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Break up your fallow ground, and don’t sow among thorns.”

Jeremiah 4:3 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Jeremiah 4:3 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Jeremiah 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Jeremiah 4:3 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Jeremiah 4:3 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 4:3 in Context — Jeremiah 4

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.

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

4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

5 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.

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What Does Jeremiah 4:3 Mean?

Jeremiah 4:3 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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