Yeremia 4:3
Konteks4:3 Yes, 1 the Lord has this to say
to the people of Judah and Jerusalem:
“Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground,
you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning;
just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted,
you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives. 2
Yeremia 4:7
Konteks4:7 Like a lion that has come up from its lair 3
the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. 4
He is coming out to lay your land waste.
Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.
[4:3] 1 tn The Hebrew particle is obviously asseverative here since a causal connection appears to make little sense.
[4:3] 2 tn Heb “Plow up your unplowed ground and do not sow among the thorns.” The translation is an attempt to bring out the force of a metaphor. The idea seems to be that they are to plow over the thorns and make the ground ready for the seeds which will produce a new crop where none had been produced before.
[4:7] 3 tn Heb “A lion has left its lair.” The metaphor is turned into a simile for clarification. The word translated “lair” has also been understood to refer to a hiding place. However, it appears to be cognate in meaning to the word translated “lair” in Ps 10:9; Jer 25:38, a word which also refers to the abode of the