Mar 4:4 | JFB | STEP | 4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside-- by the side of the hard path through the field, where the soil was not broken up. and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up-- Not only could the seed not get beneath the surface, but "it was trodden down" ( ), and afterwards picked up and devoured by the fowls. What means this? See on . Second Case: The Stony or rather, Rocky Ground. ( , ).

‏ Mark 4:4

4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside--by the side of the hard path through the field, where the soil was not broken up.

and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up--Not only could the seed not get beneath the surface, but "it was trodden down" (Lu 8:5), and afterwards picked up and devoured by the fowls. What means this? See on Mr 4:15.

Second Case: The Stony or rather, Rocky Ground. (Mr 4:5, 16).