Jeremiah 9:25 Cross References - BBE

²⁵ See, the day is coming, says the Lord, when I will send punishment on all those who have circumcision in the flesh;

¹⁰ Your death will be the death of those who are without circumcision, by the hands of men from strange lands: for I have said it, says the Lord.

¹⁹ Are you more beautiful than any? go down, and take your rest among those without circumcision, ²⁰ Among those who have been put to the sword: they will give a resting-place with them to all their people. ²¹ The strong among the great ones will say to him from the underworld, Are you more beautiful than any? go down, you and your helpers, and take your rest among those without circumcision, and those who have been put to the sword. ²² There is Asshur and all her army, round about her last resting-place: all of them put to death by the sword: ²³ Whose resting-places are in the inmost parts of the underworld, who were a cause of fear in the land of the living. ²⁴ There is Elam and all her people, round about her last resting-place: all of them put to death by the sword, who have gone down without circumcision into the lowest parts of the earth, who were a cause of fear in the land of the living, and are put to shame with those who go down to the underworld: ²⁵ They have made a bed for her among the dead, and all her people are round about her resting-place: all of them without circumcision, put to death with the sword; for they were a cause of fear in the land of the living, and are put to shame with those who go down to the underworld: they have been given a place among those who have been put to the sword. ²⁶ There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her people, round about her last resting-place: all of them without circumcision, put to death by the sword; for they were a cause of fear in the land of the living. ²⁷ And they have been put to rest with the fighting men who came to their end in days long past, who went down to the underworld with their instruments of war, placing their swords under their heads, and their body-covers are over their bones; for their strength was a cause of fear in the land of the living. ²⁸ But you will have your bed among those without circumcision, and will be put to rest with those who have been put to death with the sword. ²⁹ There is Edom, her kings and all her princes, who have been given a resting-place with those who were put to the sword: they will be resting among those without circumcision, even with those who go down to the underworld. ³⁰ There are the chiefs of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, who have gone down with those who have been put to the sword: they are shamed on account of all the fear caused by their strength; they are resting there without circumcision, among those who have been put to the sword, and are put to shame with those who go down to the underworld. ³¹ Pharaoh will see them and be comforted on account of all his people: even Pharaoh and all his army, put to death by the sword, says the Lord. ³² For he put his fear in the land of the living: and he will be put to rest among those without circumcision, with those who have been put to death with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his people, says the Lord.

² You only of all the families of the earth have I taken care of: for this reason I will send punishment on you for all your sins.

⁸ But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath, ⁹ Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;

²⁵ It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not. ²⁶ If those who have not circumcision keep the rules of the law, will it not be credited to them as circumcision?

² See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you. ³ Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law. ⁴ You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace. ⁵ For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness. ⁶ Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.