“Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”
The exhortation to sow for yourselves righteousness and reap mercy establishes the alternative to judgment: if Israel would return to covenant fidelity, they would experience blessing instead of curse. The call to break up fallow ground and not sow among thorns suggests that genuine repentance requires clearing away the obstacles to covenant obedience. This verse provides a brief window of hope, suggesting that even now, if Israel would turn, they could experience mercy instead of judgment.
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