Jeremías 9:25, Jeremías 9:26 NVI

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

Knowledge of the only true God (9:23-10:16)People may have knowledge, power and wealth, but these are no substitute for a true understanding and knowledge of God (23-24). The Judeans may have been circumcised as a sign that they are the covenant people of God, but in their hearts they have not been true to God or the covenant. They might as well be uncircumcised like their heathen neighbours. Israel’s rite of circumcision is no more beneficial to disobedient people than the heathen rite of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 9:25

circumcised, &c. : in the flesh, but not in "ears" (Jeremiah 6:10 ), nor in "heart" (Jeremiah 4:4 ). Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:41 , Leviticus 26:42 .Deuteronomy 10:16 ; Deuteronomy 30:6 ). Elsewhere only in Ezekiel 44:7 , Ezekiel 44:9 , with the uncircumcised = circumcised in uncircumcision: i.e. "circumcised [externally]who [are yet really] uncircumcised", as explained at the end of the next verse. Hence the contrast with the nations mentioned, which all practiced (external)... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:25

"Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision: 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."Due to certain ambiguities in the Hebrew text, some have challenged the implication here that all of the nations mentioned actually practiced... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:25

25. with the uncircumcised—rather, "all that are circumcised in uncircumcision" [HENDERSON]. The Hebrew is an abstract term, not a concrete, as English Version translates, and as the pious "circumcised" is. The nations specified, Egypt, Judah, c., were outwardly "circumcised," but in heart were "uncircumcised." The heathen nations were defiled, in spite of their literal circumcision, by idolatry. The Jews, with all their glorying in their spiritual privileges, were no better (Jeremiah 4:4... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:25

The Lord promised to punish those "circumcised" in one way but not in another in the future. Jeremiah used an oxymoron to describe the Jews: the "uncircumcised (in heart) circumcised (in body)." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:25-26

The worthlessness of circumcision 9:25-26Trust in religious ritual (Jeremiah 9:25-26) is just as wrong as trust in human achievements (Jeremiah 9:23-24)."Just as the knowledge of God is more important than wisdom, power, or might, even so faith that springs from the heart is more important than any outward show of religion." [Note: Kelley, p. 154.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:1-26

1-22. The prophet continues his lament. The impending doom.2. A lodging place, etc.] a caravanserai (khan), supplying a bare shelter, even the most desolate spot, if he may thereby escape the crimes of Jerusalem.7. Melt.. try] i.e. remove the dross, and test whether the metal is now pure. 8. His wait] RV ’wait for him.’10. Habitations] RV ’pastures.’11. Dragons] RV ’jackals’; so in Jeremiah 49:33. 12. For what, etc.] rather (with RV), a new question, ’Wherefore is?’ etc. Why this heavy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 9:25

(25) I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised.—The passage is difficult, but the English verse is misleading. Better, I will punish all those that are circumcised in uncircumcision—all, i.e., 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... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jeremiah 9:1-26

The Wish to Escape Jeremiah 9:2 ; Jeremiah 40:4-6 Jeremiah had cried wildly, 'Oh that I could escape'; but when escape was possible he turned his back or. it. He went to Mizpah with Gedaliah, and though only the dregs of Judah had been left there, still dregs or no dregs they were his own people, and like a gallant soul he would not leave them. I. We all feel sometimes the longing to escape. To escape from what? in the first place from monotony. Or again responsibility may cause it the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-26

; Jeremiah 8:1-22; Jeremiah 9:1-26; Jeremiah 10:1-25; Jeremiah 26:1-24In the four chapters which we are now to consider we have what is plainly a finished whole. The only possible exception {Jeremiah 10:1-16} shall be considered in its place. The historical occasion of the introductory prophecy, {Jeremiah 7:1-15} and the immediate effect of its delivery, are recorded at length in the twenty-sixth chapter of the book, so that in this instance we are happily not left to the uncertainties of... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:23-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 9:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:25

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:25-26

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:1-26

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 9:25

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Jeremiah 9:1-26

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-26

Group of Brands