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New Living Translation

Jeremiah 9:25

"A time is coming," says the Lord , "when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—

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:
Bible in Basic English
See, the day is coming, says the Lord, when I will send punishment on all those who have circumcision in the flesh;
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 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 what the Lord says: "Don't let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches. 24 But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord , have spoken! 25 "A time is coming," says the Lord , "when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit— 26 the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places, and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised 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
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all animals, domestic and wild. You will crawl on your belly, groveling in the dust as long as you live.
Genesis 4:11
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother's blood.
Genesis 9:7
Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth."
Genesis 9:8
Then God told Noah and his sons,
Genesis 9:20
After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.
Genesis 9:21
One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent.
Genesis 9:22
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
Genesis 9:28
Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood.
Genesis 49:7
A curse on their anger, for it is fierce; a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel. I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob; I will disperse them throughout Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:16
‘Cursed is anyone who dishonors father or mother.' And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.'

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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