Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
What does Jeremiah 4:4 mean?
An unhumbled heart is like ground untilled. It is ground which may be improved; it is our ground let out to us; but it is fallow; it is over-grown with thorns and weeds, the natural product of the corrupt heart.
Key themes
HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyJudgment
Read with
Keep this verse inside Jeremiah 4:3-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Related topics
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
-
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.