Jeremiah 9:25 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will attend to all those who are circumcised only in the foreskin: More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will punish all who though circumcised [outwardly, in the flesh] are still uncircumcised [in corresponding inward purity]–[Rom. 2:25-29.] American Standard Version (1901) Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision: Common English Bible The time is coming, declares the LORD, when I will deal with everyone who is physically circumcised: Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will visit upon all who are uncircumcised: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, and I will visit upon every one that hath the foreskin circumcised. |
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or else my wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
Their camels shall become plunder; their herds of cattle a spoil. I will scatter to every wind those who have shaved temples, and I will bring calamity against them from every side, says the Lord.
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners, for I have spoken, says the Lord God.
Which among the trees of Eden was like you in glory and in greatness? Now you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below; you shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are killed by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his horde, says the Lord God.
in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant with all your abominations.
You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.
so that I in turn was hostile to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if, then, their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,
You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something external and physical.
Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not the written code. Such a person receives praise not from humans but from God.
Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will act for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.”
David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”