Jeremiah 9:17-25

17Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may comeH3381; and send for the skilful women, that they may comeH3381: 18and let them makeH8085 haste, and take up a wailingH5092 for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. 19For a voice of wailingH5092 is heardH8085 out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings. 20Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation. 21For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young menH120 from the streets. 22Speak, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah, The dead bodies of menH1368 shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman; and none shall gather them.

23Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wiseH7919 man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; 24but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.

25Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision: