Jeremiah 9:25

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

Jeremiah 9:25 in Other Translations

25 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;

25 "Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh--

25 “A time is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—

25 "Stay alert! It won't be long now" - God's Decree! - "when I will personally deal with everyone whose life is all outside but no inside:

25 "The days are coming"-the Lord's declaration-"when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:

Jeremiah 9:25 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 9:25

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord
Or, "are coming" {h}; it seems to respect the time after the Babylonish captivity, when the punishment after threatened took place, and not before: that I will punish all them that are circumcised with the
uncircumcised;
Jews and Gentiles together. The circumcised. Jews trusting in their circumcision, and being, as is said in the next verse, uncircumcised in heart, were no better than the uncircumcised Gentiles; wherefore both being transgressors of the law, and despisers of the Gospel of Christ, are threatened with destruction; see ( Romans 2:12 Romans 2:25-29 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (Myab Mymy) "dies [sunt] venientes", Schmidt, Montanus; "venturi sunt", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.

Jeremiah 9:25 In-Context

23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches,

24 but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD.

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

26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places. For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 26:41; Romans 2:25; Romans 2:8-9