Deuteronomy 10:16

Deuteronomy 10:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
• New International Version (NIV)Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.

Context of Deuteronomy 10:16

14Behold, unto Jehovah thy God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein. 15Only Jehovah had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples, as at this day. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 17For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. 18He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.

Deuteronomy 10:16 word by word

וּמַלְתֶּ֕ם אֵ֖ת עָרְלַ֣ת לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְעָ֨רְפְּכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַקְשׁ֖וּ עֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

• Circumciseמוּלmûl · to circumciseH4135
• foreskinעׇרְלָה‛orlâh · foreskinH6190
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:16

• Deuteronomy 30:6And Jehovah thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
• Leviticus 26:41I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity;
• Jeremiah 4:4Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
• Romans 2:28For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:
• Colossians 2:11in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;
• Deuteronomy 9:6Know therefore, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
• Deuteronomy 31:27For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death?
• James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Circumcise - the foreskin of your heart - A plain proof from God himself that this precept pointed out spiritual things, and that it was not the cutting away a part of the flesh that was the object of the Divine commandment, but the purification of the soul, without which all forms and ceremonies are of no avail. Loving God with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength, the heart being circumcised to enable them to do it, was, from the beginning, the end…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16On “circumcision” see Genesis 17:10. This verse points to the spiritual import of circumcision. Man is by nature “very far gone from original righteousness,” and in a state of enmity to God; by circumcision, as the sacrament of admission to the privileges of the chosen people, this opposition must be taken away ere man could enter into covenant with God. It was through the flesh that man first sinned; as it is also in the flesh, its functions, lusts…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16circumcise your hearts: This is a figure of speech. It uses the language of circumcision to describe an inner change. Circumcision was the physical sign of the covenant that God gave to Abraham (Genesis 17:9–14). Here, however, the command points to a deeper meaning. The people must remove stubbornness and sin from their hearts. This image includes both inward change and outward obedience to the covenant (Romans 2:28–29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2210-22. Moses here resumes his address, and having made a passing allusion to the principal events in their history, concludes by exhorting them to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 10:16

• Circumcision
• Repentance

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings