For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

Break up the unplowed ground;(A)
do not sow among the thorns.(B)
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;
remove the foreskin of your hearts,(C)
men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem.
Otherwise, my wrath will break out like fire
and burn with no one to extinguish it(D)
because of your evil deeds.

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Coming Judgment against Judah

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.
O people of Judah and Jerusalem,
    surrender your pride and power.
Change your hearts before the Lord,[a]
    or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
    because of all your sins.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:4 Hebrew Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart.