Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThey multiply words — vain oaths and hollow covenants — and so justice springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GWords, words — empty oaths, hollow covenants; and justice has sprouted like bitter weed in the furrows of a field.
KJV
King James VersionThey have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThey speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
Footnotes
כָּרֹאשׁ (ka-rosh) — "like rosh" — a bitter and likely toxic plant (traditionally identified as hemlock or a similarly poisonous weed; cf. Deut 29:18; Amos 6:12). The agricultural metaphor is precise: the ground meant for justice yields only poison, darkly echoing the self-serving vine of v.1 — Israel's soil now produces toxins where righteousness should grow.
