^25–26The Lord says, “The time is coming when I will punish the people of Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and the desert people, who have their hair cut short.^j All these people are circumcised, but have not kept the covenant it symbolizes. None of these people and none of the people of Israel have kept my covenant.”

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jhair cut short: The desert people cut their hair short in honour of their god, a pagan practice forbidden to the Israelites (see Lev 19:27).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“ ‘Look, the days are coming—this is the Lord’s declaration—when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:

NLTNew Living Translation

“A time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will punish all those who are circumcised in body but not in spirit—

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Look, days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “and I will call into account all those who are circumcised in the foreskin:

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,

That I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;

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