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Jeremiah 12:13
“They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H2232 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
- Grammar
- זָרְע֤וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 56 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:12Genesis 1:29Genesis 1:29Genesis 26:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זָרַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.