Jeremiah 4:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

People of Jerusalem and Judah, don't be so stubborn! Your hearts have become hard, like unploughed ground where thorn bushes grow.

Cross References

Genesis 3:18

Your food will be plants, but the ground will produce thorns and thistles.

Exodus 23:11

but let the land rest during the seventh year. The poor are to eat what they want from your fields, vineyards, and olive trees during that year, and when they have all they want from your fields, leave the rest for wild animals.

Hosea 10:12

Plough your fields, scatter seeds of justice, and harvest faithfulness. Worship me, the LORD, and I will send my saving power down like rain.

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Matthew 13:7

Some other seeds fell where thorn bushes grew up and choked the plants.

Mark 4:7

Some other seeds fell where thorn bushes grew up and choked out the plants. So they did not produce any grain.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they are so eager for riches and pleasures that they never produce anything.

Luke 8:7

Some other seeds fell where thorn bushes grew up and choked the plants.