Jeremiah 4:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns.

Young's Literal Translation
For thus said Jehovah, To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: Till for yourselves tillage, And do not sow unto the thorns.

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

Hebrew
For
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this is what
כֹ֣ה ׀ (ḵōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the LORD
יְהֹוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

says
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to the men
לְאִ֤ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of Judah
יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites

and Jerusalem:
וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (wə·lî·rū·šā·lim)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

“Break up
נִ֥ירוּ (nî·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5214: To break up, freshly till

your unplowed ground,
נִ֑יר (nîr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5215: Plowing, freshly plowed land

and do not
וְאַֽל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

sow
תִּזְרְע֖וּ (tiz·rə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2232: To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify

among
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the thorns.
קוֹצִֽים׃ (qō·w·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6975: A thorn, thornbush

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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