For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

(A)“Break up your fallow ground,
    and (B)sow not among thorns.
(C)Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;
    remove the foreskin of your hearts,
    O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
(D)lest my wrath go forth like fire,
    and burn with none to quench it,
    (E)because of the evil of your deeds.”

Disaster from the North

Declare in Judah, and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say,

(F)“Blow the trumpet through the land;
    cry aloud and say,
(G)‘Assemble, and let us go
    into the fortified cities!’

Read full chapter

This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem:

“Break up your unplowed ground(A)
    and do not sow among thorns.(B)
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
    circumcise your hearts,(C)
    you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
or my wrath(D) will flare up and burn like fire(E)
    because of the evil(F) you have done—
    burn with no one to quench(G) it.

Disaster From the North

“Announce in Judah and proclaim(H) in Jerusalem and say:
    ‘Sound the trumpet(I) throughout the land!’
Cry aloud and say:
    ‘Gather together!
    Let us flee to the fortified cities!’(J)

Read full chapter