Jeremiah 4:2-4

New Century Version

²If you say when you make a promise,
    ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
    and you can say it in a truthful, honest, and right way,
then the nations will be blessed by him,
    and they will praise him for what he has done.”

³This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and to Jerusalem:

“Plow your unplowed fields,
    and don’t plant seeds among thorns.
⁴Give yourselves to the service of the Lord,
    and decide to obey him,
    people of Judah and people of Jerusalem.
If you don’t, my anger will spread among you like a fire,
    and no one will be able to put it out,
    because of the evil you have done.