Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

那耕地为要撒种的，岂是常常耕地呢？岂是常常开垦耙地呢？

那为撒种而耕地的会不停地耕地，松土，耙地吗？

那为撒种而耕地的会不停地耕地，松土，耙地吗？

难道农夫会一直耕地而不撒种吗？难道他会一直犁地、耙地吗？

农夫怎会不断耕犁来撒种呢？他怎会常常开垦耕地呢？

难道农夫为了播种会终日犁地吗？难道他会终日翻土耕地吗？

那耕地為要撒種的，豈是常常耕地呢？豈是常常開墾耙地呢？

那為撒種而耕地的會不停地耕地，鬆土，耙地嗎？

那為撒種而耕地的會不停地耕地，鬆土，耙地嗎？

難道農夫會一直耕地而不撒種嗎？難道他會一直犁地、耙地嗎？

農夫怎會不斷耕犁來撒種呢？他怎會常常開墾耕地呢？

犂田的人哪有終日不斷地犂呢？哪有時時刻刻開墾而耙地呢？

難道農夫為了播種會終日犁地嗎？難道他會終日翻土耕地嗎？

耕而播種者、豈日服於耕乎、豈恆墾而耙其土乎、

農夫於田、終日勤勞、豈徒耕耘、亦將播種、

農夫欲播種、豈終日終日或作日日下同耕地、終日墾地乎、

When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?

When a farmer plows in order to plant, does he plow without stopping? Does he keep on breaking up the soil and making the field level?

Does he who plows for sowing plow continually? Does he continually open and harrow his ground?

Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting?

Does the plowman plow every day to plant seed? Does he continuously break up and cultivate the soil?

Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed? Does he continually turn and break up his ground?

Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? Does he keep turning his soil and breaking the clods?

Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he continually open and harrow his ground?

Does the plowman plow every day to plant seed? Does he continuously break up and cultivate the soil?

Does a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground?

Does he who plows to sow plow continually? Does he keep turning the soil and breaking the clods?

For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

And Ephraim[ is as] an heifer[ that is] taught,[ and] loveth to tread out[ the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow,[ and] Jacob shall break his clods.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.