Does a plowman plow all day to sow the seed? Does he continually break open and harrow his ground?
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
Does he who plows for sowing plow continually? Does he continue to plow and harrow the ground after it is smooth?
Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he continually open and harrow his ground?
Does the plowman plow without stopping for planting, opening and harrowing their ground?
Would the plowman, after plowing all day so that he may sow, instead cut open and hoe his soil?
Shall the ploughman plough all the day to sow, shall he open and harrow his ground?
a time to give birth and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted;
Give ear and hear my voice! Pay attention and hear my words.
No! When he has leveled its surface, he scatters dill and sows cumin, plants wheat in rows, places barley, and rye on its border.
Thus says Adonai to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns.