God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 9:25
25“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised.
Jeremiah 9:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
- New International Version (NIV)“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh—
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh—
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised—
Context of Jeremiah 9:25
23This is what the Lord says: Don’t let wise people brag about their wisdom. Don’t let strong people brag about their strength. Don’t let rich people brag about their riches. 24If they want to brag, they should brag that they understand and know me. They should brag that I, the Lord, act out of love, righteousness, and justice on the earth. This kind of bragging pleases me, declares the Lord. “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised. 26I will punish Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, and Moab. I will punish all who shave the hair on their foreheads or live in the desert. Even though these nations are circumcised, all Israel has uncircumcised hearts.”
Read all of Jeremiah 9Jeremiah 9:25 word by word
הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י עַל־כָּל־מ֖וּל בְּעָרְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 9:25
- Ezekiel 28:10You will die at the hands of foreigners like a godless person. I have spoken,’ ” declares the Lord.
- Ezekiel 32:19“⌞Tell them,⌟ ‘Are you more beautiful than anyone else? Go down and join the godless people.’
- Amos 3:2Out of all the families on earth, I have known no one else but you. That is why I am going to punish you for all your sins.
- Romans 2:8anger and fury on those who, in selfish pride, refuse to believe the truth and who follow what is wrong.
- Galatians 5:2I, Paul, can guarantee that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 9:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25I 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25All them which are circumcised - Rather, “all circumcised in uncircumcision,” i. e., all who though outwardly circumcised have no corresponding inward purity.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-26Verses 23-26 In this world of sin and sorrow, ending soon in death and judgement, how foolish for men to glory in their knowledge, health, strength, riches, or in any thing which leaves them under the dominion of sin and the wrath of God! and of which an account must hereafter be rendered; it will but increase their misery. Those are the true Israel who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Let us prize…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Because arrogance and sin controlled the nation, the Lord would soon announce a punishment. The Hebrew practice of circumcision began with Abraham (Genesis 17:10–14). Over time, this ritual became so linked with being God's chosen people that the Israelites believed it ensured a lasting bond with the Lord. However, physical circumcision is not enough; a person must also be spiritually circumcised—fully turning away from idol worship and dedicating…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. with the uncircumcised--rather, "all that are circumcised in uncircumcision" [Henderson]. The Hebrew is an abstract term, not a concrete, as English Version translates, and as the pious "circumcised" is. The nations specified, Egypt, Judah, &c., were outwardly "circumcised," but in heart were "uncircumcised." The heathen nations were defiled, in spite of their literal circumcision, by idolatry. The Jews, with all their glorying in their spiritual…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 9
- 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
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