Parallel JER 4:3

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BSB  § 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.

OEB  ⇔ For thus saith Jehovah to the citizens of Judah,
 ⇔ And to them that dwell in Jerusalem:
 ⇔ Break up the ground that lies fallow,
 ⇔ And sow ye not among thorns;

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

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

MSG ^(3-4)Here’s another Message from God
  to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:
“Plow your unplowed fields,
  but then don’t plant weeds in the soil!
Yes, circumcise your lives for God’s sake.
  Plow your unplowed hearts,
  all you people of Judah and Jerusalem.
Prevent fire—the fire of my anger—
  for once it starts it can’t be put out.
Your wicked ways
  are fuel for the fire.

NET Yes, the Lord has this to say
 ⇔ to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:
 ⇔ “Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground,
 ⇔ you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning;
 ⇔ just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted,
 ⇔ you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.

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

FBV This is what the Lord is saying to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:
¶ Plow your unplowed ground, and don't sow among the thorns.[fn]

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T4T  ¶ This is what Yahweh says to the people of Jerusalem and the other cities in Judah:
 ⇔ “Prepare yourselves to receive my messages
 ⇔ like farmers plow up hard ground in order that they can plant seed in it.
 ⇔ Just as farmers do not waste good seed by sowing seeds among thorny plants,
 ⇔ I do not want to waste my time telling you messages that you are not ready to receive.

LEB  •  to the men[fn] of Judah and to Jerusalem, •  “Break up for yourselves prepared virgin soil, •  and you must not sow among thornbushes.

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BBE For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: Get your unworked land ploughed up, do not put in your seeds among thorns.

Moff No Moff JER book available

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 ¶ For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
   (¶ For thus saith the LORD to the men of Yudah and Yerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.)

KJB-1611 ¶ For thus saith the LORD to the men of Iudah and Ierusalem, Breake vp your fallow ground, and sow not among thornes.
   (¶ For thus saith the LORD to the men of Yudah and Yerusalem, Breake up your fallow ground, and sow not among thornes.)

Bshps For thus saith the Lorde to all Iuda and Hierusalem: Plowe your lande, and sowe not among the thornes.
   (For thus saith the Lord to all Yudah and Yerusalem: Plowe your land, and sowe not among the thornes.)

Gnva For thus saith the Lord to the men of Iudah, and to Ierusalem,
   (For thus saith the Lord to the men of Yudah, and to Yerusalem,)

Cvdl For thus saieth the LORDE, to all Iuda and Ierusalem: plowe youre londe, and sowe not amonge the thornes.
   (For thus saieth the LORD, to all Yudah and Yerusalem: plowe your(pl) land, and sowe not among the thornes.)

Wyc For the Lord God seith these thingis to a man of Juda and to a dwellere of Jerusalem, Make ye newe to you a lond tilid of the newe, and nyle ye sowe on thornes.
   (For the Lord God saith/says these things to a man of Yudah and to a dwellere of Yerusalem, Make ye/you_all new to you a land tilid of the newe, and nyle ye/you_all sowe on thornes.)

Luth Denn so spricht der HErr zu denen in Juda und zu Jerusalem: Pflüget ein Neues und säet nicht unter die Hecken.
   (Because so spricht the/of_the LORD to denen in Yuda and to Yerusalem: Pflüget a Neues and säet not under the Hecken.)

ClVg Hæc enim dicit Dominus viro Juda et Jerusalem: Novate vobis novale, et nolite serere super spinas.
   (This because dicit Master to_the_man Yuda and Yerusalem: Novate to_you novale, and nolite serere over spinas.)

BrTr 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.

BrLXX Ὅτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος τοῖς ἀνδράσιν Ἰούδα, καὶ τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, νεώσατε ἑαυτοῖς νεώματα, καὶ μὴ σπείρητε ἐπʼ ἀκάνθαις.
   (Hoti tade legei Kurios tois andrasin Youda, kai tois katoikousin Hierousalaʸm, neōsate heautois neōmata, kai maʸ speiraʸte epʼ akanthais.)