Verse 3
Jeremiah 4:3
American Standard Version
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For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּי כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה לְ/אִ֤ישׁ יְהוּדָה֙ וְ/לִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם נִ֥ירוּ לָ/כֶ֖ם נִ֑יר וְ/אַֽל תִּזְרְע֖וּ אֶל קוֹצִֽים
English Translation
For thus says the Lord to the man of Judah and to Jerusalem: "Plow for yourselves a plow and do not sow among thorns."
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