Parallel Verses
- Amplified Bible - Sow with a view to righteousness [that righteousness, like seed, may germinate]; Reap in accordance with mercy and lovingkindness. Break up your uncultivated ground, For it is time to seek and search diligently for the Lord [and to long for His blessing] Until He comes to rain righteousness and His gift of salvation on you.
- 新标点和合本 - 你们要为自己栽种公义， 就能收割慈爱。 现今正是寻求耶和华的时候； 你们要开垦荒地，等他临到， 使公义如雨降在你们身上。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 你们要为自己栽种公义， 收割慈爱。 你们要开垦荒地， 现今正是寻求耶和华的时候； 等他临到，公义必如雨降给你们。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 你们要为自己栽种公义， 收割慈爱。 你们要开垦荒地， 现今正是寻求耶和华的时候； 等他临到，公义必如雨降给你们。
- 当代译本 - 你们要为自己种植公义， 就能收获慈爱。 现在是寻求耶和华的时候， 你们要犁开刚硬的心田， 等祂来使公义如雨浇灌你们。
- 圣经新译本 - 你们要为自己撒种公义， 就能收割慈爱的果子， 你们要翻松荒地。 现在是寻求耶和华的时候， 直等到他来，降下公义的雨在你们身上。
- 现代标点和合本 - “你们要为自己栽种公义， 就能收割慈爱。 现今正是寻求耶和华的时候， 你们要开垦荒地，等他临到， 使公义如雨降在你们身上。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 你们要为自己栽种公义， 就能收割慈爱。 现今正是寻求耶和华的时候， 你们要开垦荒地，等他临到， 使公义如雨降在你们身上。
- New International Version - Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.
- New International Reader's Version - Your hearts are as hard as a field that has not been plowed. If you change your ways, you will produce good crops. So plant the seeds of doing what is right. Then you will harvest the fruit of your faithful love. It is time to seek the Lord. When you do, he will come and shower his blessings on you.
- English Standard Version - Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
- New Living Translation - I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’
- Christian Standard Bible - Sow righteousness for yourselves and reap faithful love; break up your unplowed ground. It is time to seek the Lord until he comes and sends righteousness on you like the rain.
- New American Standard Bible - Sow for yourselves, with a view to righteousness; Harvest in accordance with kindness. Break up your uncultivated ground, For it is time to seek the Lord Until He comes and rains righteousness on you.
- New King James Version - Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.
- American Standard Version - Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.
- World English Bible - Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
- 新標點和合本 - 你們要為自己栽種公義， 就能收割慈愛。 現今正是尋求耶和華的時候； 你們要開墾荒地，等他臨到， 使公義如雨降在你們身上。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 你們要為自己栽種公義， 收割慈愛。 你們要開墾荒地， 現今正是尋求耶和華的時候； 等他臨到，公義必如雨降給你們。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 你們要為自己栽種公義， 收割慈愛。 你們要開墾荒地， 現今正是尋求耶和華的時候； 等他臨到，公義必如雨降給你們。
- 當代譯本 - 你們要為自己種植公義， 就能收穫慈愛。 現在是尋求耶和華的時候， 你們要犁開剛硬的心田， 等祂來使公義如雨澆灌你們。
- 聖經新譯本 - 你們要為自己撒種公義， 就能收割慈愛的果子， 你們要翻鬆荒地。 現在是尋求耶和華的時候， 直等到他來，降下公義的雨在你們身上。
- 呂振中譯本 - 你們要為自己播種義氣， 要收割忠愛之果子 ， 要耙鬆你們的休耕地； 因為現在正是尋永恆主的時候， 等他臨到， 下義氣之雨在你們身上。
- 現代標點和合本 - 「你們要為自己栽種公義， 就能收割慈愛。 現今正是尋求耶和華的時候， 你們要開墾荒地，等他臨到， 使公義如雨降在你們身上。
- 文理和合譯本 - 爾當以義播之、依仁穫之、尋求耶和華之時已屆、爾其開墾土壤、迨其臨蒞、雨爾以義、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 宜種仁義、則獲恩寵、開墾土壤、斯時當求耶和華、望彼誨爾以仁義、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 宜種公義、則穫仁慈、今值求主之時、爾開墾土壤、待主來臨、為爾降恩雨、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - ¡Siembren para ustedes justicia! ¡Cosechen el fruto del amor, y pónganse a labrar el barbecho! ¡Ya es tiempo de buscar al Señor!, hasta que él venga y les envíe lluvias de justicia.
- 현대인의 성경 - “너희는 자신을 위해 의의 씨를 심고 사랑의 열매를 거두어라. 너희 마음의 묵은 땅을 갈아라. 지금은 나 여호와를 찾을 때이다. 언젠가는 내가 너희에게 구원의 복을 쏟아 부어 주겠다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Сейте для себя праведность, и пожнете плоды верной любви; распашите свою целину, потому что настало время искать Господа, пока Он не придет и не изольет на вас праведность, как дождь.
- Восточный перевод - Сейте для себя праведность, и пожнёте плоды верной любви; распашите свою целину, потому что настало время искать Вечного, пока Он не придёт и не изольёт на вас праведность, как дождь.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Сейте для себя праведность, и пожнёте плоды верной любви; распашите свою целину, потому что настало время искать Вечного, пока Он не придёт и не изольёт на вас праведность, как дождь.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Сейте для себя праведность, и пожнёте плоды верной любви; распашите свою целину, потому что настало время искать Вечного, пока Он не придёт и не изольёт на вас праведность, как дождь.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Semez pour la justice et vous moissonnerez ╵le fruit de la bonté. Défrichez-vous un champ nouveau car voici qu’il est temps ╵de se tourner vers l’Eternel en attendant qu’il vienne et qu’il fasse pleuvoir ╵la justice pour vous.
- リビングバイブル - 正義という種をまけ。 そうすれば、わたしの愛という実を刈り取る。 堅くなった心を耕せ。 今は主を求める時だ。 主は来て、救いを雨のように注いでくださる。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Semeiem a retidão para si, colham o fruto da lealdade e façam sulcos no seu solo não arado; pois é hora de buscar o Senhor, até que ele venha e faça chover justiça sobre vocês.
- Hoffnung für alle - Ich sagte zu ihnen: ›Wenn ihr Gerechtigkeit sät, werdet ihr meine Liebe und Treue ernten. Fangt ganz neu an wie ein Bauer, der ein brachliegendes Feld zum ersten Mal wieder bestellt! Denn die Zeit ist da, mich, den Herrn, zu suchen. Dann werde ich kommen und Gutes vom Himmel für euch regnen lassen.‹
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ta phán: ‘Hãy gieo hạt giống công chính cho mình, thì các ngươi sẽ gặt sự thương xót. Hãy vỡ đất khô cứng của lòng các ngươi, vì bây giờ là lúc phải tìm kiếm Chúa Hằng Hữu, Ngài ngự đến và tuôn đổ sự công chính trên các ngươi.’
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - จงหว่านความชอบธรรมเพื่อตัวเจ้าเอง จงเก็บเกี่ยวผลแห่งความรักมั่นคง จงไถพรวนเนื้อดินที่ยังแข็งกระด้างของเจ้า เพราะถึงเวลาที่จะแสวงหาองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า จนกว่าพระองค์จะเสด็จมา และโปรยความชอบธรรมลงบนพวกเจ้าดั่งสายฝน
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - จงหว่านความชอบธรรมให้แก่พวกเจ้าเอง เก็บเกี่ยวผลแห่งความรักอันมั่นคง จงพรวนที่ดินของเจ้าที่ยังไม่ได้ไถ เพราะถึงเวลาที่จะแสวงหาพระผู้เป็นเจ้า เพื่อพระองค์จะมา และหลั่งความชอบธรรมลงบนพวกเจ้า
Cross Reference
- Ezekiel 34:26 - I will make them and the places around My hill (Jerusalem, Zion) a blessing. And I will make showers come down in their season; there will be [abundant] showers of blessing (divine favor).
- Jeremiah 50:4 - “In those days and at that time,” says the Lord, “the children of Israel will come, they and the children of Judah together; they will come up weeping [in repentance] as they come and seek the Lord their God [inquiring for and of Him].
- Isaiah 30:23 - Then He will give you rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread [grain] from the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful. In that day your livestock will graze in large and roomy pastures.
- Psalms 72:6 - May he come down like rain on the mown grass, Like showers that water the earth.
- Psalms 105:4 - Seek and deeply long for the Lord and His strength [His power, His might]; Seek and deeply long for His face and His presence continually.
- Isaiah 5:6 - I will turn it into a wasteland; It will not be pruned or cultivated, But briars and thorns will come up. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.”
- Proverbs 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
- Isaiah 31:1 - Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help, Who rely on horses And trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek and consult the Lord!
- Isaiah 32:20 - Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [ when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.
- Psalms 126:5 - They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.
- Psalms 126:6 - He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting], Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
- Acts 2:18 - Even on My bond-servants, both men and women, I will in those days pour out My Spirit And they shall prophesy.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6 - I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7 - So neither is the one who plants nor the one who waters anything, but [only] God who causes the growth.
- Amos 5:8 - He who made the [cluster of stars called] Pleiades and [the constellation] Orion, Who turns deep darkness into the morning And darkens the day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The Lord is His name.
- Amos 5:6 - Seek the Lord [search diligently for Him and long for Him as your most essential need] so that you may live, Or He will rush down like a [devouring] fire, O house of Joseph, And there will be no one to quench the flame for [idolatrous] Bethel,
- Luke 13:24 - “Strive to enter through the narrow door [force aside unbelief and the attractions of sin]; for many, I tell you, will try to enter [by their own works] and will not be able.
- Zephaniah 2:1 - Gather yourselves together [in repentance], yes, gather [in submission], O nation without shame,
- Zephaniah 2:2 - Before the decree takes effect [and the time for repentance is lost]— The day passes like the chaff [whirled by the wind]— Before the burning and fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, Before the day of the wrath of the Lord comes upon you.
- Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek the Lord [search diligently for Him and regard Him as the foremost necessity of your life], All you humble of the land Who have practiced His ordinances and have kept His commandments; Seek righteousness, seek humility [regard them as vital]. Perhaps you will be hidden [and pardoned and rescued] In the day of the Lord’s anger.
- Hosea 12:6 - Therefore, return [in repentance] to your God, Observe and highly regard kindness and justice, And wait [expectantly] for your God continually.
- Amos 5:15 - Hate evil and love good, And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate. Perhaps the Lord God of hosts Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].
- Amos 5:4 - For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel, “Seek Me [search diligently for Me and regard Me as more essential than food] so that you may live.
- Hosea 8:7 - For they sow the wind [in evil] And they reap the whirlwind [in disaster]. The standing grain has no growth; It yields no grain. If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it up.
- Isaiah 44:3 - For I will pour out water on him who is thirsty, And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
- Ecclesiastes 11:6 - Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle with your hands in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening planting will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
- Jeremiah 29:12 - Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you.
- Jeremiah 29:13 - Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- Jeremiah 29:14 - I will be found by you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and I will [free you and] gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile.’
- James 3:18 - And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].
- Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.
- Isaiah 45:8 - “Rain down, O heavens, from above, Let the clouds pour down righteousness [all the blessings of God]; Let the earth open up, let salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it; I, the Lord, have created it.
- Proverbs 11:18 - The wicked man earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness and lives his life with integrity will have a true reward [that is both permanent and satisfying].
- Hosea 6:3 - So let us know and become personally acquainted with Him; let us press on to know and understand fully the [greatness of the] Lord [to honor, heed, and deeply cherish Him]. His appearing is prepared and is as certain as the dawn, And He will come to us [in salvation] like the [heavy] rain, Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
- Jeremiah 4:3 - For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, “Plow your uncultivated ground [for a season], And do not sow among thorns.
- Jeremiah 4:4 - Circumcise (dedicate, sanctify) yourselves to the Lord And remove the foreskin [sins] of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire [consuming all that gets in its way] And burn and there will be no one to quench it, Because of the evil of your acts.”