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Furrows, the long, narrow trenches made in the soil by a plow, are mentioned in various contexts in the Bible, symbolizing both physical and spiritual truths.<br><br><b>Agricultural Context</b><br><br>Furrows are primarily associated with the act of plowing, an essential step in preparing the ground for sowing seeds. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, plowing was a common activity, and the success of crops depended heavily on the proper preparation of the soil. The Bible often uses the imagery of plowing and furrows to convey messages about diligence, preparation, and the hope of a fruitful harvest.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Psalm 65:10</a> :</b> "You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth." This verse highlights God's providential care over the earth, ensuring that the furrows, once plowed, receive the necessary rain to produce a bountiful harvest. It reflects the belief in God's active role in sustaining creation and providing for human needs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/job/39-10.htm">Job 39:10</a> :</b> "Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?" Here, God challenges Job with questions about the natural world, emphasizing human limitations compared to divine power. The reference to furrows underscores the strength and independence of the wild ox, which cannot be easily controlled by man.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Hosea 10:4</a> :</b> "They make many promises, take false oaths, and make covenants; so lawsuits break out like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field." This passage uses the imagery of furrows to illustrate the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness and corruption. Just as weeds can overtake a field, so too can sin and injustice spread among the people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/psalms/129-3.htm">Psalm 129:3</a> :</b> "The plowers plowed over my back; they made their furrows long." This verse is a metaphorical expression of suffering and oppression, likening the affliction endured by the psalmist to the deep and painful furrows made by a plow. It serves as a vivid depiction of the trials faced by the faithful.<br><br><b>Spiritual Symbolism</b><br><br>Furrows in the Bible often symbolize the preparation of the heart and life for spiritual growth and fruitfulness. Just as a farmer must diligently prepare the soil to receive seed, believers are called to prepare their hearts to receive God's word and bear spiritual fruit. The process of plowing, which involves breaking up hard ground, can also represent repentance and the breaking up of a hardened heart to make it receptive to divine truth.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Lessons</b><br><br>The imagery of furrows teaches lessons about perseverance, faithfulness, and the importance of preparation. In the parable of the sower (<a href="/matthew/13-3.htm">Matthew 13:3-9</a>), although not directly mentioning furrows, the concept of prepared soil is central. The parable illustrates how different types of soil (hearts) receive the seed (God's word) and produce varying results based on their readiness and condition.<br><br>In summary, furrows in the Bible serve as a rich metaphor for both the physical act of farming and the spiritual cultivation required in the life of a believer. They remind us of the necessity of preparation, the inevitability of trials, and the hope of a fruitful harvest through God's provision and grace.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8525.htm"><span class="l">8525. telem -- a furrow</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8524, 8525. telem. 8526 . a furrow. Transliteration: telem Phonetic<br> Spelling: (teh'-lem) Short Definition: <b>furrows</b>. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8525.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4618.htm"><span class="l">4618. maanah -- a field for plowing</span></a><br><b>...</b> furrow. Word Origin from anah; place for (doing) a task Definition a field<br> for plowing NASB Word Usage furrow (1), <b>furrows</b> (1). furrow. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4618.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1407.htm"><span class="l">1407. gad -- coriander</span></a><br><b>...</b> coriander. From gadad (in the sense of cutting); coriander seed (from its <b>furrows</b>) --<br> coriander. see HEBREW gadad. 1406, 1407. gad. 1408 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1407.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/fruit_which_is_death.htm"><span class="l">'Fruit which is Death'</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 4. They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment<br> springeth up as hemlock in the <b>furrows</b> of the field.5. The inhabitants of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/fruit which is death.htm</font><p><a href="/library/eucherius/the_formulae_of_st_eucherius_of_lyons/iii_on_earthly_things.htm"><span class="l">On Earthly Things</span></a> <br><b>...</b> farmer. [John 15:1, Vulgate]. The <b>furrows</b> are the heart of the saints; in<br> the psalm: the <b>furrows</b> are drenched. [Ps.64(65):11(12)]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../eucherius/the formulae of st eucherius of lyons/iii on earthly things.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/fathers_of_the_third_century_tertullian_appendix/4_a_strain_of_the.htm"><span class="l">A Strain of the Judgment of the Lord.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thus arid seeds. Are drops into the vacant lands, and deep. 160 In the fixt <b>furrows</b><br> die and rot: and hence. <b>...</b> [1304] ie, the surface or ridge of the <b>furrows</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/4 a strain of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_lxv.htm"><span class="l">Psalm LXV.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 14. "The <b>furrows</b> thereof inebriate Thou" (ver.10). Let there be made therefore<br> at first <b>furrows</b> to be inebriated: let the hardness <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/drummond/the_ideal_life/a_memorial_sketch_by_w.htm"><span class="l">A Memorial Sketch by W. Robertson Nicoll</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He learned to linger beside the ploughed field, and revel in the affluence of colour<br> and shade which were to be seen in the newly-turned <b>furrows</b>, and to gaze <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/drummond/the ideal life/a memorial sketch by w.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/the_ten_commandments/2_5_the_fifth_commandment.htm"><span class="l">The Fifth Commandment</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ecclesiastes 12:5. There are fathers for seniority, on whose wrinkled brows, and<br> in the <b>furrows</b> of whose cheeks is pictured the map of old age. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 5 the fifth commandment.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/_on_the_flesh_of_christ/chapter_xvii_the_similarity_of_circumstances.htm"><span class="l">The Similarity of Circumstances Between the First and the Second <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> The earth was still in a virgin state, reduced as yet by no human labour, with no<br> seed as yet cast into its <b>furrows</b>, when, as we are told, God made man out of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ on the flesh of christ/chapter xvii the similarity of circumstances.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_general_menaion/chapter_xii_the_general_service.htm"><span class="l">The General Service to a Monk.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Through the <b>furrows</b> of abstinence having obtained victory over the sensual passions<br> of the body, and having shewn on earth the zeal of the bodiless, thou hast <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter xii the general service.htm</font><p><a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/liii_the_contemplation_of_death.htm"><span class="l">Liii. The Contemplation of Death.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> unpleasantnesses, it has in it much that is ugly, but there is pleasure and beauty<br> in it still, the traces of its own loveliness before sin drew <b>furrows</b> in its <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../liii the contemplation of death.htm</font><p><a href="/library/corelli/the_master-christian/xxxv_during_these_various_changes.htm"><span class="l">During These Various Changes in the Lives of those with whom He <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> His high forehead, white as marble, had no <b>furrows</b> to mar its smoothness, and from<br> under deep brows a pair of wondering wistful brown eyes peered like the eyes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxxv during these various changes.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/furrows.htm"><span class="l"><b>Furrows</b> (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Furrows</b> (8 Occurrences). Job 31:38 If my land cries out against me, and its <b>furrows</b><br> weep together; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/furrows.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/furrow.htm"><span class="l">Furrow (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on<br> the face; as, the <b>furrows</b> of age. 3. (n.) To cut a furrow <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/furrow.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/land.htm"><span class="l">Land (19790 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8. (n.) The ground left unplowed between <b>furrows</b>; any one of several portions<br> into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/land.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wrinkle.htm"><span class="l">Wrinkle (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (vt) To contract into <b>furrows</b> and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles<br> in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wrinkle.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/springing.htm"><span class="l">Springing (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Psalms 65:10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the <b>furrows</b><br> thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/springing.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lawsuits.htm"><span class="l">Lawsuits (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Hosea 10:4 They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment<br> springs up like poisonous weeds in the <b>furrows</b> of the field. (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lawsuits.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/great-winged.htm"><span class="l">Great-winged (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> abounding with feathers, And lo, this vine hath bent its roots toward him, And its<br> thin shoots it hath sent out toward him, To water it from the <b>furrows</b> of its <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/great-winged.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/weeds.htm"><span class="l">Weeds (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Hosea 10:4 They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants.<br> Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the <b>furrows</b> of the field. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/weeds.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/waterest.htm"><span class="l">Waterest (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Psalms 65:10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the <b>furrows</b><br> thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/waterest.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/withereth.htm"><span class="l">Withereth (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> prosper? When come against it doth the east wind, Doth it not utterly wither?<br> On the <b>furrows</b> of its springing it withereth.' (YLT). Amos <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/withereth.htm - 10k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Furrows (8 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/31-38.htm">Job 31:38</a></span><br />If my land cries out against me, and its <span class="boldtext">furrows</span> weep together;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Psalms 65:10</a></span><br />You drench its <span class="boldtext">furrows</span>. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/129-3.htm">Psalms 129:3</a></span><br />The plowers plowed on my back. They made their <span class="boldtext">furrows</span> long. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-7.htm">Ezekiel 17:7</a></span><br />There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the <span class="boldtext">furrows</span> of her plantation.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Ezekiel 17:10</a></span><br />Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the <span class="boldtext">furrows</span> where it grew.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Hosea 10:4</a></span><br />They make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the <span class="boldtext">furrows</span> of the field.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/10-10.htm">Hosea 10:10</a></span><br />It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two <span class="boldtext">furrows</span>.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Hosea 12:11</a></span><br />If Gilead is wicked, surely they are worthless. In Gilgal they sacrifice bulls. Indeed, their altars are like heaps in the <span class="boldtext">furrows</span> of the field.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/furrows.htm">Furrows</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/acre.htm">Acre (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/furrows.htm">Furrows (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bearer.htm">Bearer (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/armorbearer.htm">Armorbearer (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/area.htm">Area (66 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/further.htm">Further (121 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/slaughter.htm">Slaughter (121 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/length.htm">Length (135 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/armor.htm">Armor (53 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jonathan.htm">Jonathan (109 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/twenty.htm">Twenty (282 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/half.htm">Half (135 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/f/furrow.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Furrow"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Furrow" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/f/furrow's.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Furrow's"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Furrow's" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>