Jeremiah 9
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Jeremiah 9:22-25

22Speak, “Thus says the Lord, ‘The corpses of men will fall 1like dung on the open field, And like the sheaf after the reaper, But no one will gather them.’”

23Thus says the Lord, “2Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the 3mighty man boast of his might, let not a 4rich man boast of his riches; 24but let him who boasts 5boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who 6exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I 7delight in these things,” declares the Lord.

25“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet 8uncircumcised--

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  1. 1. Jeremiah 9:22 Ps 83:10; Is 5:25; Jer 8:2; 16:4; 25:33 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 9:23 Eccl 9:11; Is 47:10; Ezek 28:3-7 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 9:23 1 Kin 20:10, 11; Is 10:8-12 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 9:23 Job 31:24, 25; Ps 49:6-9 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 9:24 Ps 20:7; 44:8; Is 41:16; Jer 4:2; 1 Cor 1:31; 2 Cor 10:17; Gal 6:14 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 9:24 Ex 34:6, 7; Ps 36:5, 7; 51:1 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 9:24 Is 61:8; Mic 7:18 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 9:25 Jer 4:4; Rom 2:28, 29 ↩

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