Jeremiah 9:23-26

Boast in the Lord

23 This is what the Lord says: The wise must not boast in his wisdom; the mighty must not boast in his might; the rich must not boast in his riches.
24 But the one who boasts should boast in this, that he understands and knows Me[a]- that I am the Lord, showing faithful love, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things. [This is] the Lord's declaration.
25 "The days are coming"-the Lord's declaration-"when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:[b]
26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, all those who clip the hair on their temples[c] and reside in the wilderness. All these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart."[d]

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Ps 34:2; 64:10; 105:3
  • [b]. Jr 4:4; Rm 2:28-29
  • [c]. Or who live in distant places; Jr 25:23; 49:32; Lv 19:27
  • [d]. Ezk 44:7,9
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