Focused Passage

Jeremiah 9:25-26

Let the One Who Boasts Boast in Knowing the LORD

The chapter moves from Jeremiah's overwhelming grief, to the LORD's exposure of a society trained in falsehood, to the refining judgment of the people, to a lament over ruined land and scattered bones, to the summoning of mourning women, to the call to reject boasting in wisdom, strength, and riches, and finally to the warning that outward circumcision without heart reality leaves Judah under judgment with the nations.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh—

26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”

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Verse 25

Cross-references

Amos 3:2 Classic cross-references Galatians 5:2 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 1:5 Classic cross-references Romans 2:25 Classic cross-references Romans 2:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Behold הִנֵּ֛ה H2009 Interjection the days יָמִ֥ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural are coming בָּאִ֖ים H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular when I will punish וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י H6485 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition all who are כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct circumcised מ֖וּל H4135 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular only in the flesh בְּעָרְלָֽה׃ H6190 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

Jeremiah 4:4 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 44:7 Classic cross-references Isaiah 1:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:23 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:32 Classic cross-references

Original words

- עַל־ H5921 Preposition Egypt מִצְרַ֣יִם H4714 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Judah יְהוּדָ֗ה H3063 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Edom אֱד֞וֹם H123 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition vvv בְּנֵ֤י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct Ammon עַמּוֹן֙ H5983 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition Moab מוֹאָ֔ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְעַל֙ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the inhabitants הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים H3427 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural of the desert בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר H4057 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction who clip the hair קְצוּצֵ֣י H7112 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct of their temples פֵאָ֔ה H6285 Noun - feminine singular For all כָל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct these nations הַגּוֹיִם֙ H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural [are] uncircumcised עֲרֵלִ֔ים H6189 Adjective - masculine plural and the whole וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct house בֵּ֥ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular is uncircumcised עַרְלֵי־ H6189 Adjective - masculine plural construct in heart לֵֽב׃ס H3820 Noun - masculine singular

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