Jeremiah 9:26

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Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the farthest corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.

Verse 25 Read Chapter 9

George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Egypt. the uncircumcised shall be punished as well as Juda, if they transgress. Only the Jewish nation properly observed the right of circumcision generally, or at first. Others imitated them, but with various ceremonies. (Calmet, Diss.) (Ezechiel xxxi. 18., and Judith xiv. 6.) Hyrcan obliged the Idumeans to receive circumcision. (Josephus, Jewish Antiquities xiii. 17.) Round. The Arabs, Leviticus xix. 27. (Calmet) Heart. All then became guilty, Romans ii. 25. (Menochius) Neither these nations nor Juda was circumcised in heart, and of course were hypocrites. (Worthington)

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