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Change your hearts before the LORD, or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire because of all your sins. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of the evil of your deeds.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/4.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/jeremiah/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, And take away the foreskins of your hearts, You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury come forth like fire, And burn so that no one can quench it, Because of the evil of your doings.” <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Circumcise yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskins of your hearts, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will spread like fire And burn with no one to quench it, Because of the evil of your deeds.” <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Circumcise yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskins of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire And burn with none to quench it, Because of the evil of your deeds.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Circumcise yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskins of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My wrath go forth like fire And burn with none to quench it, Because of the evil of your deeds.” <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh And remove the foreskins of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My wrath go forth like fire And burn with none to quench it Because of the evil of your deeds.” <a href="/amp/jeremiah/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Circumcise (dedicate, sanctify) yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskin [sins] of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire [consuming all that gets in its way] And burn and there will be no one to quench it, Because of the evil of your acts.” <a href="/csb/jeremiah/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the foreskin of your hearts, men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. Otherwise, my wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of your evil deeds. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD; remove the foreskin of your hearts, men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of your evil deeds. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> With all your hearts, keep the agreement I made with you. But if you are stubborn and keep on sinning, my anger will burn like a fire that cannot be put out. * <a href="/erv/jeremiah/4.htm">English Revised Version</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 go forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Be circumcised by the LORD, and get rid of the foreskins of your hearts, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you don't, my fury will flare up like a fire. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out, because of the evil you do. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Keep your covenant with me, your LORD, and dedicate yourselves to me, you people of Judah and Jerusalem. If you don't, my anger will burn like fire because of the evil things you have done. It will burn, and there will be no one to put it out." <a href="/isv/jeremiah/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD and remove the foreskin of your heart, you men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem, or else my wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to put it out, because of your evil deeds." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/4.htm">NET Bible</a> Just as ritual circumcision cuts away the foreskin as an external symbol of dedicated covenant commitment, you must genuinely dedicate yourselves to the LORD and get rid of everything that hinders your commitment to me, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you do not, my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish. That will happen because of the evil you have done." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</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="/web/jeremiah/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Be circumcised to YHWH, "" And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, "" O man of Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, "" Lest My fury goes out as fire, and has burned, "" And there is none quenching, "" Because of the evil of your doings.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Be circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart, O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire, and hath burned, And there is none quenching, Because of the evil of your doings. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Be circumcised to Jehovah, and remove the uncircumcision of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath shall come forth as fire, and burn, and none quenching it from the face of the evil of your doings.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it: because of the wickedness of your thoughts. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins from your hearts, O men of Judah, O inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise my indignation may burst forth and flare up like a fire. And then there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the wickedness of your thoughts. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Be circumcised for the LORD, remove the foreskins of your hearts, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Or else my anger will break out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of your evil deeds. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, remove the foreskin of your hearts, O people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or else my wrath will go forth like fire, and burn with no one to quench it, because of the evil of your doings.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath come forth like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Be circumcised to LORD JEHOVAH and take away the uncircumcision of your heart, men of Judea and inhabitants of Jerusalem, lest my wrath will go forth as fire, and it will burn and there is no one quenching it, because of the wickedness of your deeds<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</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 go forth like fire, And burn that none can quench it, Because of the evil of your doings. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Circumcise yourselves to your God, and circumcise your hardness of heart, ye men of Juda, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my wrath go forth as fire, and burn, and there be none to quench it, because of the evil of your devices. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/4-4.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=1016" 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/4.htm">God Calls Israel by His Promise</a> …3For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among the thorns. 4<a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: him·mō·lū (V-Nifal-Imp-mp) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy.">Circumcise yourselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·hā·si·rū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">and remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/6190.htm" title="6190: ‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Foreskin. Feminine of arel; the prepuce.">the foreskins</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">of your hearts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">O men</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.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yō·šə·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">Otherwise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">My wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tê·ṣê (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">will break out</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ḵā·’êš (Prep-k, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">like fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">and burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">with no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3518.htm" title="3518: mə·ḵab·beh (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be quenched or extinguished, to go out. A primitive root; to expire or to extinguish.">one to extinguish it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7455.htm" title="7455: rō·a‘ (N-msc) -- Badness, evil. From ra'a'; badness, physically or morally.">your evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: ma·‘al·lê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">deeds.”</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="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. <a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a> 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/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. <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="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31</a> Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? <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="/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="/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="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a> Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. <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/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” <a href="/1_corinthians/7-19.htm">1 Corinthians 7:19</a> Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts. <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a> So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a> Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you 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.take<a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26</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="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.<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.lest<a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Jeremiah 21:5,12</a> And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath… <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Jeremiah 23:19</a> Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.<a href="/jeremiah/36-7.htm">Jeremiah 36:7</a> It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/65-3.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/joshua/5-7.htm">Circumcise</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-7.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">Foreskins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-37.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-17.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Quench</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/luke/1-59.htm">Circumcise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-18.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/genesis/17-11.htm">Foreskins</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Quench</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 4</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/4-1.htm">God calls Israel by his promise</a> 3. <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">He exhorts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments</a> 19. <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">A grievous lamentation for Judah</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Circumcise yourselves to the LORD This phrase calls for a spiritual transformation rather than a physical act. Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>), symbolizing a commitment to God. Here, it is used metaphorically to indicate a need for inner purity and dedication to God. The call to circumcise "to the LORD" emphasizes a personal and communal relationship with God, urging the people to align their hearts and actions with His will.and remove the foreskins of your hearts The heart in biblical terms often represents the center of one's being, including emotions, will, and intellect. Removing the "foreskins of your hearts" suggests a need for repentance and the removal of spiritual impurities. This metaphorical language is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16 and 30</a>:6, where God calls for a heart transformation. It underscores the importance of internal change over mere external compliance with religious rituals.O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem This addresses the inhabitants of the southern kingdom of Judah, specifically those in Jerusalem, the political and spiritual center. Historically, this period was marked by idolatry and social injustice, despite the presence of the temple. The call is directed at both the leaders and the general populace, highlighting the widespread nature of the problem and the need for collective repentance.Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire The imagery of fire is often used in the Bible to describe God's judgment and purifying presence (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a>, <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>). Fire represents both destruction and purification, indicating that God's wrath is both a response to sin and a means to cleanse His people. This warning serves as a call to repentance to avoid impending judgment.and burn with no one to extinguish it This phrase emphasizes the severity and inevitability of God's judgment if the people do not repent. The idea that no one can extinguish the fire of God's wrath underscores His sovereignty and the seriousness of the situation. It reflects the irreversible nature of divine judgment once it is set in motion, as seen in other prophetic warnings (e.g., <a href="/amos/5-6.htm">Amos 5:6</a>).because of your evil deeds. The root cause of the impending judgment is the people's "evil deeds." This encompasses idolatry, injustice, and moral corruption prevalent in Judah at the time. The prophets consistently link divine judgment to the moral and spiritual failings of the people (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a>, <a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Micah 3:4</a>). This phrase serves as a reminder that God's judgment is just and directly related to human actions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by calls for repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It was the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish worship and the location of the Temple. It was often a focal point in Jeremiah's messages. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who calls His people to repentance and warns of impending judgment due to their disobedience. 5. <a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a> A physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, symbolizing a deeper spiritual commitment and purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_transformation_over_ritual_compliance.htm">Spiritual Transformation Over Ritual Compliance</a> The call to "circumcise your hearts" emphasizes the need for genuine spiritual transformation rather than mere adherence to religious rituals. True repentance involves a change of heart and mind. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_repentance.htm">Urgency of Repentance</a> The warning of God's wrath "like fire" underscores the urgency of repentance. Delaying repentance can lead to severe consequences, both spiritually and physically. <a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility.htm">Personal Responsibility</a> The directive to "remove the foreskin of your hearts" places responsibility on individuals to actively seek God and turn from evil. It is a personal call to action. <a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_holiness.htm">God's Desire for Holiness</a> The passage reflects God's desire for His people to live in holiness and purity, aligning their hearts with His will and character. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The warning of unquenchable fire serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of disobedience and the importance of aligning with God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 4</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_circumcision.htm">What does the Bible say about circumcision?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_'circumcision_of_the_heart'.htm">What does "circumcision of the heart" mean?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_heart_'circumcision'_literal.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6 mentions “circumcising” the heart—how is this concept to be understood without invoking metaphorical or non-literal interpretations? </a> <a href="/q/what's_circumcision's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is the significance of circumcision in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Circumcise yourselves to the Lord.--The words show that the prophet had grasped the meaning of the symbol which to so many Jews was merely an outward sign. He saw that the "foreskin of the heart" was the fleshly, unrenewed nature, the "flesh" as contrasted with the "spirit," the "old man" which St. Paul contrasts with the new (<a href="/romans/6-6.htm" title="Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.">Romans 6:6</a>; <a href="/romans/8-7.htm" title="Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.">Romans 8:7</a>). The verbal coincidence, with <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm" title="Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff necked.">Deuteronomy 10:16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm" title="And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> shows the influence of that book, of which we find so many traces in Jeremiah's teaching.Lest my fury come forth like fire . . .--The words, which describe the righteousness of Jehovah as a consuming fire, have their parallel in <a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury shall be poured out on this place, on man, and on beast, and on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.">Jeremiah 7:20</a>, <a href="/amos/5-6.htm" title="Seek the LORD, and you shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.">Amos 5:6</a>, and form the transition to the picture of terror which opens in the next verse. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Circumcise yourselves to the Lord. A significant passage. All the Jews were circumcised, but not all were "circumcised to the Lord." There were but too many who were "circumcised in uncircumcision" (<a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25</a>), and the prophet sternly reduces ouch circumcision to the level of the heathenish rite of cutting off the hair (<a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Jeremiah 9:26</a>; comp. Herod. 3:8). Jeremiah seems to have been specially anxious to counteract a merely formal, ritualistic notion of circumcision, sharing in this, as in other points, the influence of the Book of Deuteronomy, so lately found in the temple (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a>). To him the venerable rite of circumcision (older, certainly, than Abraham) is a symbol of the devotion of the heart to its rightful Lord (comp. St. Paul in <a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28, 29</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Circumcise yourselves הִמֹּ֣לוּ (him·mō·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4135.htm">Strong's 4135: </a> To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy to the LORD, לַיהֹוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel remove וְהָסִ֙רוּ֙ (wə·hā·si·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside the foreskins עָרְל֣וֹת (‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6190.htm">Strong's 6190: </a> The prepuce of your hearts, לְבַבְכֶ֔ם (lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart O men אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה (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 and people וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (wə·yō·šə·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Otherwise, פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> Removal, lest My wrath חֲמָתִ֗י (ḥă·mā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> Heat, anger, poison will break out תֵּצֵ֨א (tê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim like fire כָאֵ֜שׁ (ḵā·’êš) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire and burn וּבָעֲרָה֙ (ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish with no וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle one to extinguish it, מְכַבֶּ֔ה (mə·ḵab·beh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3518.htm">Strong's 3518: </a> To be quenched or extinguished, to go out because of מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face your evil רֹ֥עַ (rō·a‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7455.htm">Strong's 7455: </a> Badness, evil deeds.” מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ (ma·‘al·lê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> A deed, practice <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh and take away (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 4:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 4:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 4:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 4:5" /></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>