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Berean Standard Bible

“Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.””

Jeremiah 4:4

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Jeremiah calls Judah to return to the Lord and to remove idols before disaster comes. He uses the language of circumcision to describe what God really wants.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go out like fire, and burn so that no one can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Undergo a circumcision of the heart, you men of Judah and people of Jerusalem: or my wrath may come out like fire, burning so that no one is able to put it out, because of the evil of your doings.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Circuncidaos á Jehová, y quitad los prepucios de vuestro corazón, varones de Judá y moradores de Jerusalem; no sea que mi ira salga como fuego, y se encienda y no haya quien apague, por la malicia de vuestras obras.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dediquen al Señor su mente y corazón, y no sólo su cuerpo como lo simbolizan al cortar parte de la piel del pene, o de otro modo mi cólera se encenderá y con ella los castigaré tanto que parecerá como un incendio que no se puede apagar.

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