"Othersfellon the rockyplaces, wherethey did not havemuchsoil;and immediatelythey sprangup, becausethey hadnodepthof soil.
"And I will givethem oneheart,and puta newspiritwithinthem. And I will takethe heartof stoneout of their fleshand givethem a heartof flesh,
"Moreover, I will giveyou a newheartand puta newspiritwithinyou; and I will removethe heartof stonefrom your fleshand giveyou a heartof flesh.
Do horsesrunon rocks?Ordoes one plowthem with oxen?Yetyou have turnedjusticeinto poisonAnd the fruitof righteousnessinto wormwood,
"They madetheir hearts[like] flintsothat they could not hearthe lawand the wordswhichthe LORDof hostshad sentby His Spiritthroughthe formerprophets;therefore greatwrathcamefrom the LORDof hosts.
"The one on whom seed was sownon the rockyplaces, thisis the man who hearsthe wordand immediatelyreceivesit with joy;
and as he sowed,some[seeds] fellbesidethe road,and the birdscameand atethem up.
"But when the sunhad risen,they were scorched;and becausethey hadnoroot,they withered away.
"In a similar waytheseare the ones on whom seed was sownon the rocky[places], who,whenthey hearthe word,immediatelyreceiveit with joy;
"Other[seed] fellon the rocky[ground] whereit did not havemuchsoil;and immediatelyit sprangup becauseit hadnodepthof soil.
