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A singular proverb utilized by Jeremiah in this chapter is the subject of considerable and wide-ranging exegetical speculation: <\/span><\/p>\n

For thus said the Lord to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem; break up the untilled ground and do not sow among thorns (3).<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Rashi, just as farmers till the soil in the summer to prevent thorns growing in the winter, so should Israel improve their behavior before their punishment begins, lest their subsequent prayers be rejected as stimulated by their distress rather than their penitence. According to Yosef Kara, just as one who sows a field before tilling it will find thorns ruining the seeds, so will one who prays while bearing the stigma of sin have his prayers rejected. And Radak said that just as tilling the soil prepares it to receive the seeds by removing thorns, so does the removal of sin\u2014by means of repentance\u2014prepare the soul to receive the word of God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Malbim, whose modernized commentaries we followed throughout Isaiah, wrote that just as thorns \u201cchoke off\u201d budding plants, so do \u201cnegative attributes and deleterious imaginations\u201d stifle the inclination to repent. Hence, they must be extirpated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shadal* wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n

First, plow your field and remove from its midst the thorns and weeds and do not sow seeds among the thorns. The meaning is that if you wish to repent and have Me accept your repentance, it is not enough to appear to approach Me; you must remove your evil intentions from My sight. To wit: \u201cIf you remove your abominations from My presence\u201d (1). He likened repentance to sowing, and abandoning sin to plowing without which the sowing is ineffectual.<\/span><\/p>\n

The comparison between human behavior and agronomy can be extended, homiletically, to embrace the conclusion that \u201cthose who sow with tears, will harvest joy\u201d (Ps. 126:5).<\/span><\/p>\n

*For an explanation of our objectives in studying Shadal\u2019s commentary, <\/span>see our introduction.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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