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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220The days are coming,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“A time is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all <i>them which are</i> circumcised with the uncircumcised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that I will punish all <i>who are</i> circumcised with the uncircumcised—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, the days are coming,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised [physically] and yet uncircumcised [spiritually]—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘Look, the days are coming—this is the LORD’s declaration—when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220The days are coming"—the LORD&#8217s declaration—"when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised in their uncircumcision;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will punish all who are circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I'll punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Behold, the days are coming,? declares the LORD, ?when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD says, "Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, the days come," says the LORD, "that I will punish all those who are circumcised in uncircumcision:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them who are circumcised with the uncircumcised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, days are coming,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “And I have laid a charge on all circumcised in the foreskin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have laid a charge on all circumcised in the foreskin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the days coming, says Jehovah, and I reviewed over all the circumcised with the uncircumcised;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, and I will visit upon every one that hath the foreskin circumcised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, the days are approaching, says the Lord, when I will visit upon all who are uncircumcised:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, days are coming—oracle of the LORD—when I will demand an account of all those circumcised in the foreskin:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will attend to all those who are circumcised only in the foreskin:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will punish all those who are circumcised together with the uncircumcised;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall adjudicate everyone who is circumcised to be in uncircumcision<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will visit upon all the circumcised their uncircumcision;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=3033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">A Lament over Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">are coming,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">“when I will punish</a> <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/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all who are</a> <a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: mūl (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy.">circumcised</a> <a href="/hebrew/6190.htm" title="6190: bə·‘ā·rə·lāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Foreskin. Feminine of arel; the prepuce.">yet uncircumcised:</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-15.htm">Galatians 6:15</a></span><br />For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a></span><br />Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3</a></span><br />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—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Ezekiel 44:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-19.htm">1 Corinthians 7:19</a></span><br />Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Leviticus 26:41</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11</a></span><br />And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Isaiah 52:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Ezekiel 28:10</a></b></br> Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken <i>it</i>, saith the Lord GOD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-19.htm">Ezekiel 32:19-32</a></b></br> Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a></b></br> You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.</p><p class="hdg">punish.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/joshua/5-8.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Foreskin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Uncircumcision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-13.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Foreskin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-20.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-22.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-15.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/romans/2-25.htm">Uncircumcision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">and for their judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their destruction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">and to trust not in themselves, but in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">He threatens both Jews and Gentiles.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/9.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/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,</b><br>This phrase is a prophetic introduction commonly used by the prophets to signal an important future event. It emphasizes the certainty and divine origin of the message. The phrase is often used to introduce a warning or a promise from God, indicating that what follows is inevitable and part of God's sovereign plan. This introduction is similar to other prophetic declarations found in books like Isaiah and Amos, where God announces forthcoming judgment or restoration.<p><b>“when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh—”</b><br>Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, as established in <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>. It was meant to be an outward sign of an inward faith and commitment to God. However, in this context, God is addressing those who rely solely on the physical act of circumcision without true spiritual devotion or obedience. This critique is echoed in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a>, where Paul explains that true circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not merely a physical act. The emphasis here is on the inadequacy of external rituals without genuine faith and transformation. This warning serves as a reminder that God desires a relationship that goes beyond mere religious formalities, pointing to the need for internal change and foreshadowing the New Covenant through Christ, where the law is written on the hearts of believers (<a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Jeremiah to deliver His message.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies, often criticized for their unfaithfulness and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a></b><br>A physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, symbolizing spiritual purity and dedication.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_coming_days.htm">The Coming Days</a></b><br>A prophetic reference to a future time of judgment and reckoning for those who are outwardly religious but inwardly unfaithful.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/true_spirituality_over_ritual.htm">True Spirituality Over Ritual</a></b><br>The verse challenges believers to examine their faith, ensuring it is genuine and not just a matter of outward rituals.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_transformation.htm">Heart Transformation</a></b><br>Emphasizes the importance of a transformed heart, aligning with God's will and reflecting His character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a></b><br>Reminds us that God sees beyond external appearances and holds us accountable for our inner lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Encourages believers to live in a way that honors their covenant relationship with God, marked by obedience and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/warning_against_hypocrisy.htm">Warning Against Hypocrisy</a></b><br>Serves as a caution against religious hypocrisy, urging believers to live authentically before God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_records_of_invasions_in_jeremiah_12_14.htm">In Jeremiah 12:14, God mentions punishing invading neighbors. Are there historical records confirming such invasions or conflicts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_4's_restoration_vs._ot_judgment.htm">How do claims in Isaiah 4 regarding future restoration align or conflict with other Old Testament prophecies about judgment and destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_12's_70_years_align_historically.htm">Is there any corroborating evidence for the 70-year period mentioned in Zechariah 1:12, or does it conflict with known historical timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_jer._52_12-14_and_2_kgs_25_8-10_differ.htm">Why does Jeremiah 52:12-14 seem to conflict with 2 Kings 25:8-10 regarding the exact timing of Jerusalem's destruction?</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>(25) <span class= "bld">I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised.</span>--The passage is difficult, but the English verse is misleading. Better, <span class= "ital">I will punish all those that are circumcised in uncircumcision--</span>all, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>who have the outward sign, but not the inward purity of which it was the symbol. In the day of God's judgments (this being the connecting link with the preceding verse) there would be no difference between the Jew and other races who like him practised circumcision on the one hand, and the outlying heathen world on the other. Here, again, Jeremiah anticipated St. Paul, "To the Jew first, and also to the Gentile; for there is no respect of persons with God" (<a href="/romans/2-9.htm" title="Tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man that does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;">Romans 2:9</a>). The true circumcision is that which is "in the spirit, not in the letter" (<a href="/romans/2-29.htm" title="But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.">Romans 2:29</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 25, 26.</span> - A further enforcement of the doctrine that no outward privileges, if dissociated from inward moral vitality, will avail. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - All them which are <span class="cmt_word">circumcised with the uncircumcised</span>; rather, <span class="accented">all the circumcised in uncircumcision</span>, or, as Ewald turns it, "all the uncircumcised-circumcised." But what does this enigmatical expression signify? Hitzig, Graf, and apparently Dr. Payne Smith, think that it has a twofold meaning: that, as applied to the Jews, it means circumcised in the flesh, but not in heart, and, as applied to the heathen, simply uncircumcised (the one-half of the phrase neutralizing the other, like "a knife without the blade," "angels with horns and hoofs," etc.). The latter meaning, however, is surely very improbable, and it would only become necessary if it were proved that circumcision was practiced by none of the nations mentioned but the Jews. This is not the case. There is no doubt that the Egyptians were circumcised in very early times (see the drawing of a bas-relief in the Temple of Chunsu at Karnak, given by Dr. Ebers in his 'Egypten und die Bucher Meets'). The assertion that only the priests underwent the operation has no older evidence than that of Origen (edit. Lommatzsch, 4:138), "in whose time it is quite possible that the Egyptians, like the later Jews, sought to evade a peculiarity which exposed them to ridicule and contempt." As to the Ammonites and Moabites, we have, unfortunately, no information. With regard to the Edomites, it is true that, according to Josephus ('Antiq.,' 13:9, 1), they were compelled to accept circumcision by John Hyrcanus. But it is still quite possible that, at an earlier period, the rite was practiced, just as it was among the ancient Arabs, the evidence for which is beyond question (see the writer's article, "Circumcision," in Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edit.). (On the statement that "all these [the] nations are uncircumcised," see below.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Behold,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are coming,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“when I will punish</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפָ֣קַדְתִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all who are</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">circumcised</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֖וּל</span> <span class="translit">(mūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4135.htm">Strong's 4135: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet uncircumcised:</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעָרְלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ā·rə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6190.htm">Strong's 6190: </a> </span><span class="str2">The prepuce</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:25 Behold the days come says Yahweh that (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:26" /></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>