3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 4:3:1 ⧉כִּי־כֹ֣הkikhofor thus Jeremiah 4:3:2 ⧉אָמַ֣רamarsaid Jeremiah 4:3:3 ⧉יְהֹוָ֗הyahwehLORD Jeremiah 4:3:4 ⧉לְאִ֤ישׁleishto a man or to the men of Jeremiah 4:3:5 ⧉יְהוּדָה֙yehudaJudah Jeremiah 4:3:6 ⧉וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvelirushalaimand to Jerusalem Jeremiah 4:3:7 ⧉נִ֥ירוּniruplow up Jeremiah 4:3:8 ⧉לָכֶ֖םlakhemfor yourselves Jeremiah 4:3:9 ⧉נִ֑ירnirfallow ground or plowed field Jeremiah 4:3:10 ⧉וְאַֽל־תִּזְרְע֖וּvealtizreuand do not sow Jeremiah 4:3:11 ⧉אֶל־קוֹצִֽים׃elkotsimto thorns or among thorns |
3. Formal Translation For this is what the LORD {Yahweh, Moral Reformer} says to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem: “Plow up your unworked soil and do not plant seed among thorn patches.” |
3. Dynamic Translation The LORD {Yahweh, Heart Changer} says this to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, “Work the neglected ground and stop sowing where thorns grow.” |