For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

耶和华对犹大和耶路撒冷人如此说：“要开垦你们的荒地，不要撒种在荆棘中。

耶和华对犹大人和耶路撒冷人如此说：“你们要为自己开垦荒地，不要撒种在荆棘里。

耶和华对犹大人和耶路撒冷人如此说：“你们要为自己开垦荒地，不要撒种在荆棘里。

耶和华对犹大人和耶路撒冷人说：“要开垦你们的荒地，不要在荆棘中撒种。

耶和华对犹大和耶路撒冷的人这样说：“你们要为自己开垦未经耕耘之地，却不要撒种在荆棘中！

耶和華對猶大和耶路撒冷人如此說：要開墾你們的荒地，不要撒種在荊棘中。

耶和華對猶大人和耶路撒冷人如此說：「你們要為自己開墾荒地，不要撒種在荊棘裏。

耶和華對猶大人和耶路撒冷人如此說：「你們要為自己開墾荒地，不要撒種在荊棘裏。

耶和華對猶大人和耶路撒冷人說：「要開墾你們的荒地，不要在荊棘中撒種。

耶和華對猶大和耶路撒冷的人這樣說：“你們要為自己開墾未經耕耘之地，卻不要撒種在荊棘中！

因為永恆主對猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民這麼說：『要耙鬆你們的休耕地，不要撒種在荊棘中。

耶和華諭猶大及耶路撒冷人曰、墾爾荒壤、勿播種於荊棘中、

耶和華諭猶大族、耶路撒冷人曰、荊棘叢生、不可播種、必開墾土壞。

主向猶大人及耶路撒冷之民如是云、當開墾土壤、勿播種於荊棘中、

This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem:“ Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns.

Here is what the Lord is telling the people of Judah and Jerusalem. He says,“ Your hearts are as hard as a field that has not been plowed. So change your ways and produce good crops. Do not plant seeds among thorns.

For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:“ Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:“ Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! Do not waste your good seed among thorns.

For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up the unplowed ground; do not sow among the thorns.

For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem:“ Break up your uncultivated ground, And do not sow among thorns.

For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:“ Break up your fallow ground, And do not sow among thorns.

For thus saith Jehovah to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up the unplowed ground; do not sow among the thorns.

Yes, the LORD has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:“ Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.

For Yahweh says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem,“ Break up your fallow ground, and don’t sow among thorns.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for[ it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of[ this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

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

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;