Jeremiah 4:3

The Passion Translation

Yahweh says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: “As a plow breaks open untilled ground, break open your hard hearts. Do not sow good seed among thorns.

Cross References

Genesis 3:18

It will sprout weeds and thorns, and you will eat the plants of the field.

Matthew 13:22

“The one sown among thorns represents one who receives the message, but all of life’s busy distractions, his divided heart, and his ambition for wealth result in suffocating the kingdom message and it becomes fruitless.

Matthew 13:7

Others fell among the thorns, so when they sprouted, the thorns choked them.

Mark 4:7

Some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fall into the weeds represents the hearts of those who hear the word of God but their growth is quickly choked off by their own anxious cares, the riches of this world, and the fleeting pleasures of this life. This is why they never become mature and fruitful.

Luke 8:7

Other seeds fell where there was nothing but weeds. They too were unable to grow to full maturity, for the weeds choked them out.