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For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places, and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all those inhabiting the desert who trim the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those inhabiting the desert who clip the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the sons of Ammon, and Moab, and all those inhabiting the desert who clip the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those inhabiting the desert who clip the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those who live in the desert who clip off the hair on their temples; for all these nations are uncircumcised (sinful, impure), and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair on their temples. All these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair on their temples. All these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off, that dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair polled, that dwell in the wilderness: for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I 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." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, all those who live in the desert and shave the corners of their beard; indeed all the other nations that are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel that is uncircumcised of heart." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a> That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the LORD's sight. Moreover, none of the people of Israel are circumcised when it comes to their hearts." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the people of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart." <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. <a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> On Egypt, and on Judah, and on Edom, "" And on the sons of Ammon, and on Moab, "" And on all cutting the corner [of the beard], "" Who are dwelling in the wilderness, "" For all the nations [are] uncircumcised, "" And all the house of Israel [are] uncircumcised in heart!” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> On Egypt, and on Judah, and on Edom, And on the sons of Ammon, and on Moab, And on all cutting the corner of the beard, Who are dwelling in the wilderness, For all the nations are uncircumcised, And all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart! <a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Over Egypt and over Judah and over Edom, and over the sons of Ammon, and over Moab, and over all cut off of the extremity dwelling in the desert: for all the nations being uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel uncircumcised of heart.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Upon Egypt, and upon Juda, and upon Edom, and upon the children of Ammon, and upon Moab, and upon all that have their hair polled round, that dwell in the desert: for all the nations are uncircumcised in the flesh, but all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> upon Egypt, and upon Judah, and upon Edom, and upon the sons of Ammon, and upon Moab, and upon all who have shaved off their hair, living in the desert. For all the nations are uncircumcised in body, but all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Egypt and Judah, Edom and the Ammonites, Moab, and those who live in the wilderness and shave their temples. For all the nations are uncircumcised, even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised at heart. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all those with shaven temples who live in the desert. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Egyptians and Jews and Edomites, and the children of Ammon and Moab, and all those who cut their beards, who dwell in the wilderness; for all these nations are uncircumcised in their flesh, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> On Egyptian and upon Jews and upon Edum, and upon children of Amon and upon Moab, and upon all cutting the beard who dwell in the wilderness, because all of the nations are uncircumcised in their flesh, and all of them of the house of Israel are uncircumcised in their heart” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners of their hair polled, that dwell in the wilderness; For all the nations are uncircumcised, But all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> on Egypt, and on Idumea, and on Edom, and on the children of Ammon, and on the children of Moab, and on every one that shaves his face round about, even them that dwell in the wilderness; for all the Gentiles are uncircumcised in flesh, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in their hearts. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3044" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">A Lament over Zion</a> …25“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised: 26<a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">Edom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country.">Ammon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">Moab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the inhabitants</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">of the desert</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7112.htm" title="7112: qə·ṣū·ṣê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- Cut off. A primitive root; to chop off.">who clip the hair</a> <a href="/hebrew/6285.htm" title="6285: p̄ê·’āh (N-fs) -- Corner, side. Feminine of poh; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. Direction, region, extremity.">of their temples.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">For all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">these nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/6189.htm" title="6189: ‘ă·rê·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Having foreskin (uncircumcised). Rom arel; properly, exposed, i.e. Projecting loose; used only technically, uncircumcised.">are uncircumcised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/6189.htm" title="6189: ‘ar·lê- (Adj-mpc) -- Having foreskin (uncircumcised). Rom arel; properly, exposed, i.e. Projecting loose; used only technically, uncircumcised.">is uncircumcised</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in heart.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a> A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7-9</a> In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. / And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites. <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a> In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a> This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. / You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. / Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. ... <a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3</a> For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— <a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Leviticus 26:41</a> and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled and they will make amends for their iniquity, <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-21</a> And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, / so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. / But as for those whose hearts pursue detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.” <a href="/galatians/5-6.htm">Galatians 5:6</a> For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love. <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Isaiah 52:1</a> Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm">1 Corinthians 7:18-19</a> Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. / Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts. <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Ezekiel 20:32-38</a> When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass. / As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you. / With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered. ... <a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Romans 9:6-8</a> It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.Egypt.<a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9-26</a> Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations… <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Jeremiah 27:3-7</a> And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; … <a href="/jeremiah/46-1.htm">Jeremiah 46:1</a> The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles;Judah.<a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Isaiah 19:24,25</a> In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: … in the utmost corners.See TSK notes on<a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5</a> They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.<a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a> Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,<a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Jeremiah 49:32</a> And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.uncircumcised in.<a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.<a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Leviticus 26:41</a> And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:<a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Clip</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-9.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Inhabiting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Live</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-26.htm">Polled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-5.htm">Really</a> <a href="/songs/6-7.htm">Temples</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Utmost</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Clip</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-4.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Inhabiting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-2.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Polled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Really</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Temples</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Utmost</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 9</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">and for their judgment.</a> 12. <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.</a> 17. <a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their destruction;</a> 23. <a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">and to trust not in themselves, but in God.</a> 25. <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">He threatens both Jews and Gentiles.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase lists several nations, each with historical and biblical significance. Egypt was a powerful nation and often a symbol of worldly power and idolatry. Judah, representing the southern kingdom of Israel, was often warned by prophets for its disobedience. Edom, descended from Esau, had a long-standing enmity with Israel. Ammon and Moab, both descendants of Lot, frequently opposed Israel. The inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples likely refer to nomadic tribes practicing pagan rituals, which were forbidden in Israelite law (<a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a>). This list underscores the widespread nature of idolatry and rebellion against God.For all these nations are uncircumcised, Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). To be uncircumcised was to be outside this covenant, symbolizing spiritual impurity and separation from God. The nations listed were physically uncircumcised, representing their lack of covenant relationship with God and their spiritual defilement.and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.” While Israel practiced physical circumcision, God, through Jeremiah, highlights a deeper issue: the lack of spiritual devotion and obedience. This concept of being "uncircumcised in heart" is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> and <a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a>, emphasizing the need for inner transformation and genuine faith. This phrase serves as a call to repentance and a reminder that outward rituals are meaningless without a heart aligned with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A powerful nation in ancient times, often seen as a symbol of worldly power and idolatry in the Bible. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, representing God's chosen people who have strayed from His commandments. 3. <a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a> Descendants of Esau, often in conflict with Israel, representing pride and opposition to God's people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_ammonites.htm">The Ammonites</a> Descendants of Lot, frequently at odds with Israel, symbolizing moral and spiritual corruption. 5. <a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a> Also descendants of Lot, known for their idolatry and opposition to Israel. 6. <a href="/topical/d/desert_dwellers.htm">Desert Dwellers</a> Nomadic tribes living in the desert, representing those outside the covenant community. 7. <a href="/topical/u/uncircumcised_in_heart.htm">Uncircumcised in Heart</a> A metaphor for spiritual rebellion and lack of true devotion to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/true_devotion_over_rituals.htm">True Devotion Over Rituals</a> God desires a heart that is fully devoted to Him rather than mere outward compliance with religious rituals. <a href="/topical/u/universal_call_to_repentance.htm">Universal Call to Repentance</a> The call to circumcise the heart is not limited to Israel but extends to all nations, emphasizing the universal need for repentance and transformation. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_identity.htm">Spiritual Identity</a> Our identity in Christ is marked by a transformed heart, not by ethnic or cultural heritage. <a href="/topical/w/warning_against_complacency.htm">Warning Against Complacency</a> Like Judah, believers today must guard against complacency and ensure their faith is genuine and active. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Judgment and Mercy</a> While God judges sin, His call to repentance is an act of mercy, inviting all to return to Him with sincere hearts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 9</a> <a href="/q/why_is_isaiah_17_unfulfilled.htm">Why does Isaiah 17's prophecy appear unfulfilled when compared to other passages predicting judgments on Israel's neighbors that were historically verified?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_jeremiah's_life.htm">What are the key events in Jeremiah's life?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jer._46_25-26_with_other_scriptures.htm">Jeremiah 46:25-26 - How can we harmonize Jehovah's pronouncement of destruction on Egypt with other Scriptures that portray God's relationship with nations differently?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_judah's_judgment_unique.htm">(Amos 2:4-5) Why does God's judgment on Judah differ from judgments described in other prophetic books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Egypt, and Judah . . .--The nations enumerated were all alike, the Egyptians certainly (Herod. ii. 36, 37), and the others, as belonging to the same race as Judah, probably, in the fact of circumcision, and are apparently brought together not without some touch of scornful humour. How could Israel pride itself in that which it had in common with some of the nations that it most abhorred. The later Idumaeans seem to have abandoned the practice till it was forced upon them by John Hyrcanus (Joseph., Ant. xi. 9, 15:7). Jerome (in loc.) affirms that the nations named practised circumcision in his time, and its adoption by Islam indicates its prevalence among the Arabs in that of Mahomet.All that are in the utmost corners.--Better, all that have the corners (of their temples) shorn. The epithet, like our "cross-eared" or "round-head," was obviously one of scorn, and was applied (as again in <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm" title="Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,">Jeremiah 25:23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm" title="And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 49:32</a>) to a wild Arabian tribe who, as described by Herodotus (3:8), shaved their temples and let their hair grow long behind. The "wilderness" is the Arabian desert to the east of Palestine, inhabited by the Ishmaelites and other kindred races. As if to complete the contempt which he pours on circumcision, the prophet speaks of the barbarous people, whose customs were specially forbidden to Israel (<a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm" title="You shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shall you mar the corners of your beard.">Leviticus 19:27</a>), as in this respect standing on the same level with Israel. If circumcision by itself were enough to secure immunity from judgment, they too, as practising a rite analogous though not identical, might claim it.All these nations are uncircumcised.--The English Version makes the prophet say exactly the opposite of what he really said. All the heathen (not "these nations") are in God's sight as uncircumcised, whether they practise the outward rite or not--and the state of Israel was not a whit better than theirs, for she too was uncircumcised in heart. Once again Jeremiah is the forerunner of St. Paul's <a href="/context/romans/2-25.htm" title="For circumcision truly profits, if you keep the law: but if you be a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.">Romans 2:25-29</a>. It may be noted that the same nations are enumerated afterwards as coming under Nebuchadnezzar's conquests (<a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm" title="Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,">Jeremiah 25:23</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - All that are in the utmost corners; rather, all that are corner-clipped; i.e. that have the hair cut off about the ears and temples. Herodotus tells us, speaking of the Arabs, "Their practice is to cut the hair in a ring, away from the temples" (3:8); and among the representatives of various nations, colored figures of whom are given in the tomb of Rameses III., we find some with a square place shaved just above the temples. The hair below this shaven place was allowed to grow long, and then plaited into a leek. It is to such customs that Jeremiah alludes here and in <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Jeremiah 49:32</a>. A prohibition is directed against them in the Levitical Law (<a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a>; <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Leviticus 21:5</a>). For all these nations are uncircumcised; rather, all the nations, etc. Another obscure expression. Does it mean (taken together with the following clause), "The Gentile peoples are uncircumcised in the flesh, and the people of Israel is equally so in heart?" But this does not agree with facts (see above, on Ver. 25). It is safer, therefore, to assume that "uncircumcised" is equivalent to "circumcised in uncircumcision" (Ver. 25). The next clause will then simply give the most conspicuous instance of this unspiritual obedience to a mere form. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Egypt, מִצְרַ֣יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa Judah, יְהוּדָ֗ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Edom, אֱד֞וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> The name of a condiment Ammon, עַמּוֹן֙ (‘am·mō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5983.htm">Strong's 5983: </a> Ammon -- a people living East of the Jordan Moab, מוֹאָ֔ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the inhabitants הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of the desert בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech who clip the hair קְצוּצֵ֣י (qə·ṣū·ṣê) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7112.htm">Strong's 7112: </a> To chop off of their temples. פֵאָ֔ה (p̄ê·’āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6285.htm">Strong's 6285: </a> Mouth, direction, region, extremity All כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every these nations הַגּוֹיִם֙ (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts [are really] uncircumcised, עֲרֵלִ֔ים (‘ă·rê·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6189.htm">Strong's 6189: </a> Having foreskin (uncircumcised) and even the whole וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc is uncircumcised עַרְלֵי־ (‘ar·lê-) Adjective - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6189.htm">Strong's 6189: </a> Having foreskin (uncircumcised) in heart.” לֵֽב׃ (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:26 Egypt and Judah and Edom and (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/10-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 10:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 10:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>