Jeremiah 9:26 
Context| NET © | That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. 1 I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the Lord’s sight. 2 Moreover, none of the people of Israel 3 are circumcised when it comes to their hearts.” 4 |
| NIV © | Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the desert in distant places. For all these nations are really uncircumcised, and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart." |
| NASB © | Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those inhabiting the desert who clip the hair on their temples; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart." |
| NLT © | the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in distant places, and yes, even the people of Judah. Like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts." |
| MSG © | Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab. All these nations are big on performance religion--including Israel, who is no better." |
| BBE © | On Egypt and on Judah and on Edom and on the children of Ammon and on Moab and on all who have the ends of their hair cut, who are living in the waste land: for all these nations and all the people of Israel are without circumcision in their hearts. |
| NRSV © | Egypt, Judah, Edom, the Ammonites, Moab, and all those with shaven temples who live in the desert. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart. |
| NKJV © | "Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart." |
| KJV | Egypt <04714>_, and Judah <03063>_, and Edom <0123>_, and the children <01121> of Ammon <05983>_, and Moab <04124>_, corners <06285>_, in the wilderness <04057>_: for all [these] nations <01471> [are] uncircumcised <06189>_, and all the house <01004> of Israel <03478> [are] uncircumcised <06189> in the heart <03820>_. {in the utmost...: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of their hair polled} |
| NASB © | Egypt <04714> and Judah <03063> , and Edom <0112> and the sons <01121> of Ammon <05983> , and Moab <04124> and all <03605> those inhabiting <03427> the desert <04057> who clip <07112> the hair on their temples <06285> ; for all <03605> the nations <01471> are uncircumcised <06189> , and all <03605> the house <01004> of Israel <03478> are uncircumcised <06189> of heart ."<03820> |
| HEBREW | o (9:26) <9:25> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | That is, I will punish the Egyptians <04714> , the Judeans <03063> , the Edomites <0123> , the Ammonites <05983> <01121> , the Moabites <04124> , and all <03605> the desert <04057> people <03427> who cut <07112> their hair <06285> short <07112> at the temples <06285> . I will do so because <03588> none <06189> of the people <03605> of those nations <01471> are really circumcised <06189> in the Lord’s sight. Moreover, none <06189> of the people <03605> of Israel <03478> <01004> are circumcised <06189> when it comes to their hearts .”<03820> |
| NET © | That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. 1 I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the Lord’s sight. 2 Moreover, none of the people of Israel 3 are circumcised when it comes to their hearts.” 4 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “all those who are cut off on the side of the head who live in the desert.” KJV and some other English versions (e.g., NIV “who live in the desert in distant places”; NLT “who live in distant places”) have followed the interpretation that this is a biform of an expression meaning “end or remote parts of the [far] corners [of the earth].” This interpretation is generally abandoned by the more recent commentaries and lexicons (see, e.g. BDB 802 s.v. פֵּאָה 1 and HALOT 858 s.v. פֵּאָה 1.β). It occurs also in 25:33; 49:32. 2 tn Heb “For all of these nations are uncircumcised.” The words “I will do so” are supplied in the translation to indicate the connection with the preceding statement. sn A contrast is drawn here between circumcision as a mere external cutting of the flesh and a sign of commitment to the covenant and the God of the covenant. The people of these nations practiced circumcision but not as a sign of the covenant. The people of Israel engaged in it as a religious practice but without any obedience to the covenant that it was a sign of or any real commitment to the 3 tn Heb “house of Israel.” 4 tn Heb “And all the house of Israel is uncircumcised of heart.” |
