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

What does Jeremiah 4:3 mean?

An unhumbled heart is like ground untilled. It is ground which may be improved; it is our ground let out to us; but it is fallow; it is over-grown with thorns and weeds, the natural product of the corrupt heart.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyJudgment

Read with

Keep this verse inside Jeremiah 4:3-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.