Jeremiah 4:3

New American Bible - revised edition

For to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, thus says the Lord: Till your untilled ground, and do not sow among thorns.

Cross References

Genesis 3:18

Thorns and thistles it shall bear for you, and you shall eat the grass of the field.

Exodus 23:11

But the seventh year you shall let the land lie untilled and fallow, that the poor of your people may eat of it and their leftovers the wild animals may eat. So also shall you do in regard to your vineyard and your olive grove.

Hosea 10:12

“Sow for yourselves justice, reap the reward of loyalty; Break up for yourselves a new field, for it is time to seek the Lord, till he comes and rains justice upon you.”

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.

Matthew 13:7

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.

Mark 4:7

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain.

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.

Luke 8:7

Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it.