Jer 4:3-4, Eze 18:31, Mat 15:8, Joh 4:24 | ESV | STEP | For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem : Break up your fallow ground , and sow not among thorns .

Jeremiah 4:3-4

3 For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

^a“Break up your fallow ground,
and ^bsow not among thorns.
4 ^cCircumcise yourselves to the Lord;
remove the foreskin of your hearts,
O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
^dlest my wrath go forth like fire,
and burn with none to quench it,
^ebecause of the evil of your deeds.”

Ezekiel 18:31

31 ^fCast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and ^gmake yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! ^hWhy will you die, O house of Israel?

Matthew 15:8

8 ⁱ“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;

John 4:24

24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”