Jeremiah 9:26 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 9:26

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.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON GENESIS 3 (253)

The novelty of the expression may perhaps deter not only the Jews but even some of our brothers. For Paul, who introduces "circumcision of the heart," seems to assume things that are impossible. For how shall it be possible that a member be circumcised that, covered by the internal viscera, lies hidden even from the view of people? Let us return, therefore, to the words of the prophets that, with the aid of your prayers, these matters about which we are inquiring might become clear.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Vers. 25, 26.) Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will visit everyone who is circumcised and has the foreskin, including Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all those who have shaved their heads and live in the desert, for all the nations are uncircumcised. But the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab,.... Places and people among which the Jews were dispersed, and whose punishment is predicted in Jeremiah chapters forty six through forty nine, and whose countries are now under the dominion of the Turks: (h). and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness; who dwelt in the desert of Arabia; these, according to Kimchi, were the Kedarenes, and the kingdoms of Hazor, a people that dwelt in the utmost corners, whom Nebuchadnezzar smote, as Jeremiah foretold, Jer 49:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

All that are in the utmost corners - כל קצוצי פאה col ketsutsey pheah. These words have been variously understood. The Vulgate translates: Omnes qui attonsi sunt in comam; “All who have their hair cut short.” The Targum, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic have understood it nearly in the same way; and so our margin. Others think that the insular or peninsular situation of the people is referred to. Dr. Blayney thinks the Arabians are meant, who dwelt in the great desert, between Mesopotamia and Palestine.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מִצְרַ֣יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
וְעַל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
יְהוּדָ֗ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
וְעַל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
אֱד֞וֹם	'e.Dom	Edom	H123 →
וְעַל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
בְּנֵ֤י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
עַמּוֹן֙	'a.mOn	Ammon	H5983 →
וְעַל־	ve.'al-	and on	H5921 →
מוֹאָ֔ב	mo.'Av	Moab	H4124 →
וְעַל֙	ve.'Al	and on	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
קְצוּצֵ֣י	ke.tzu.Tzei	[those who] are cut off of	H7112 →
פֵאָ֔ה	fe.'Ah	[the] corner	H6285 →
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים	hai.yo.she.Vim	who dwell	H3427 →
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר	ba.mid.Bar	in the wilderness	H4057 →
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3605 →
הַגּוֹיִם֙	ha.go.Yim	the nations	H1471 →
עֲרֵלִ֔ים	'a.re.Lim	[are] uncircumcised	H6189 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
עַרְלֵי־	'ar.lei-	[are] uncircumcised of	H6189 →
לֵֽב׃ ס	Lev	heart	H3820 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Jeremiah 4:4
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…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:16
  Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
- Deuteronomy 30:6
  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.
- Romans 2:28–29
  A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.
- Colossians 2:11
  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.
- Jeremiah 21:12
  O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire…
Through
Ezekiel 44:7
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;…
leads to
- Jeremiah 4:4
  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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 22:25
  Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”
Through
Leviticus 26:41
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,
leads to
- Acts 7:51
  You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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