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Jeremiah 9:25

See, the day is coming, says the Lord, when I will send punishment on all those who have circumcision in the flesh;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ammonites;   Edomites;   Egypt;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Thompson Chain Reference - God;   Impartiality, Divine;   Justice-Injustice;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Circumcision;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Motives;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Circumcision;   Philistia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Circumcision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jeremiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ammonites;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Circumcision;   Uncircumcised;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Beard;   Circumcision;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“‘Look, the days are coming—this is the Lord’s declaration—when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:
Hebrew Names Version
Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will punish all those who are circumcised in [their] uncircumcision:
King James Version
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord , that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
English Standard Version
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord , when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh—
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—
New Century Version
The Lord says, "The time is coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh:
Amplified Bible
"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "when I will punish all who are circumcised [physically] and yet uncircumcised [spiritually]—
World English Bible
Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will punish all those who are circumcised in [their] uncircumcision:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde, the dayes come, sayth the Lorde, that I wil visite all them, which are circumcised with the vncircumcised:
Legacy Standard Bible
"Behold, the days are coming," declares Yahweh, "that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—
Berean Standard Bible
"Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
Contemporary English Version
Someday I will punish the nations of Egypt, Edom, Ammon, and Moab, and the tribes of the desert. The men of these nations are circumcised, but they don't worship me. And it's the same with you people of Judah. Your bodies are circumcised, but your hearts are unchanged.
Complete Jewish Bible
Egypt, Y'hudah, Edom, the people of ‘Amon and Mo'av, and all those living in the desert who cut the edges [of their beard]: "For although all the Goyim are uncircumcised, all the house of Isra'el have uncircumcised hearts."
Darby Translation
Behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, when I will visit all [them that are] circumcised with the uncircumcised;
Easy-to-Read Version
This is what the Lord says: "The time is coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the body.
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will punish all those who are circumcised together with the uncircumcised;
Good News Translation
The Lord says, "The time is coming when I will punish the people of Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and the desert people, who have their hair cut short. All these people are circumcised, but have not kept the covenant it symbolizes. None of these people and none of the people of Israel have kept my covenant."
Lexham English Bible
"Look, days are coming," declares Yahweh, "and I will call into account all those who are circumcised in the foreskin:
Literal Translation
Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will punish all the circumcised with foreskin:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, the tyme cometh (saieth the LORDE) that I wil vyset all them, whose foreskynne is vncircumcised:
American Standard Version
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair polled, that dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, but all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
King James Version (1611)
Behold, the dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised, with the vncircumcised,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde the time commeth (saith the Lord) that I will visite all them whose foreskinne is vncircumcised, and the circumcised,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will visit upon all the circumcised their uncircumcision;
English Revised Version
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised in their uncircumcision;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! daies comen, seith the Lord, and Y schal visite on ech man that hath prepucie vncircumcidid; on Egipt,
Update Bible Version
Look, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will punish all those that are circumcised in [their] uncircumcision:
Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all [them who are] circumcised with the uncircumcised;
New English Translation
The Lord says, "Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.
New King James Version
"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised--
New Living Translation
"A time is coming," says the Lord , "when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—
New Life Bible
"See, the days are coming," says the Lord, "when I will punish all who have gone through the religious act of the Jews, but have not had the sin cut from their heart.
New Revised Standard
The days are surely coming, says the Lord , when I will attend to all those who are circumcised only in the foreskin:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, - When I will bring punishment upon every one circumcised, With him that is uncircumcised:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, and I will visit upon every one that hath the foreskin circumcised.
Revised Standard Version
"Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will punish all those who are circumcised but yet uncircumcised--
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have laid a charge on all circumcised in the foreskin,
THE MESSAGE
"Stay alert! It won't be long now"— God 's Decree!—"when I will personally deal with everyone whose life is all outside but no inside: Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab. All these nations are big on performance religion—including Israel, who is no better."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—

Contextual Overview

23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth: 24 But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord. 25 See, the day is coming, says the Lord, when I will send punishment on all those who have circumcision in the flesh; 26 On Egypt and on Judah and on Edom and on the children of Ammon and on Moab and on all who have the ends of their hair cut, who are living in the waste land: for all these nations and all the people of Israel are without circumcision in their hearts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: Ezekiel 28:10, Ezekiel 32:19-32, Amos 3:2, Romans 2:8, Romans 2:9, Romans 2:25, Romans 2:26, Galatians 5:2-6

punish: Heb. visit upon

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:10 - Every Leviticus 19:23 - uncircumcised Leviticus 26:41 - their uncircumcised Joshua 5:9 - I rolled away 1 Samuel 31:4 - uncircumcised Isaiah 24:10 - of confusion Jeremiah 21:14 - punish Ezekiel 25:2 - the Ammonites Ezekiel 25:11 - upon Ezekiel 29:2 - against all Ezekiel 31:18 - thou shalt Ezekiel 35:2 - and prophesy Amos 2:4 - Judah Amos 9:7 - ye not Obadiah 1:1 - concerning Obadiah 1:15 - the day Habakkuk 1:5 - ye among Acts 7:51 - uncircumcised Ephesians 2:11 - Uncircumcision

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
Genesis 4:11
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
Genesis 9:7
And now, be fertile and have increase; have offspring on the earth and become great in number.
Genesis 9:8
And God said to Noah and to his sons,
Genesis 9:20
In those days Noah became a farmer, and he made a vine-garden.
Genesis 9:21
And he took of the wine of it and was overcome by drink; and he was uncovered in his tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father unclothed, and gave news of it to his two brothers outside.
Genesis 9:28
And Noah went on living three hundred and fifty years after the great flow of waters;
Genesis 49:7
A curse on their passion for it was bitter; and on their wrath for it was cruel. I will let their heritage in Jacob be broken up, driving them from their places in Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,.... Or, "are coming" h; it seems to respect the time after the Babylonish captivity, when the punishment after threatened took place, and not before:

that I will punish all them that are circumcised with the uncircumcised; Jews and Gentiles together. The circumcised. Jews trusting in their circumcision, and being, as is said in the next verse, uncircumcised in heart, were no better than the uncircumcised Gentiles; wherefore both being transgressors of the law, and despisers of the Gospel of Christ, are threatened with destruction; see Romans 2:12.

h ימים באים "dies [sunt] venientes", Schmidt, Montanus; "venturi sunt", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All them which are circumcised ... - Rather, “all circumcised in uncircumcision,” i. e., all who though outwardly circumcised have no corresponding inward purity.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 9:25. I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised — Do not imagine that you, because of your crimes, are the only objects of my displeasure; the circumcised and the uncircumcised, the Jew and the Gentile, shall equally feel the stroke of my justice, their transgressions being alike, after their advantages and disadvantages are duly compared. In like manner, other nations also were delivered into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, these he immediately enumerates: Egypt and Edom, and the Moabites and the Ammonites, and the Arabians of the desert. All these nations were uncircumcised in that way which God required that rite to be practised as a sign of his covenant; and the Israelites, that did practise it as a sign of that covenant, did not attend to its spiritual meaning, for they were all uncircumcised in heart. And it may be remarked, that these people were in general confederated against the Chaldeans.


 
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