Jeremiah 4:4
"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."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,.... Or, "be ye circumcised", as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it. This is to be understood of the circumcision of the heart, as Kimchi observes; and as appears from the following words: and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; this is the true spiritual circumcision; and they that are possessed of it are the circumcision, the only truly circumcised persons; and they

are such who have been pricked to the heart, and thoroughly convinced of sin; who have had the hardness of their hearts removed, and the impurity of it laid open to them; which they have beheld with shame and loathing, and have felt an inward pain on account of it; and who have been enabled to deny themselves, to renounce their own righteousness, and put off the body of the sins of the flesh: and though men are exhorted to do this themselves, yet elsewhere the Lord promises to do it for them, Deu 30:6 , and indeed it is purely his own work; or otherwise it could not he called, as it is, "circumcision without hands", and "whose praise is not of man, but of God", Col 2:11 , and the reason of this exhortation, as before, is to convince those Jews, who were circumcised in the flesh, and rested and gloried in that, that their hearts were not circumcised, and that there was a necessity of it, and they in danger for want of it; as follows: lest my fury come forth like fire; to which the wrath of God is sometimes compared, Nah 1:6 and is sometimes signified by a furnace and lake of fire, even his eternal wrath and vengeance: and burn that none can quench it; such is the fire of divine wrath; it is unquenchable; it is everlasting, Mar 9:43 , because of the evil of your doings; which are so provoking to the eyes of his glory; the sins of men are the fuel to the fire of his wrath, and cause it to burn to the lowest hell, without the least degree of mercy. The Targum is, "turn to the worship of the Lord, and take away the wickedness of your hearts, lest my fury burn as fire, and consume without mercy, because of the evil of your doings.''

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (19 words)

H4135 מוּל
Definition:

2;Job 18:16;Job 24:24[MS Levy],Psalm 37:2;Psalm 90:6.cut off(grass, etc.: only for III.מָלַל, q. v. ); compare Late Hebrewמָהַל, Aramaicמְהַל, according to Thes NöZMG xi. 1886, 741Baib. xii. 1887, 626 2;Job 18:16;Job 24:24[MS Levy],Psalm 37:2;Psalm 90:6.cut off(grass, etc.: only for III.מָלַל, q. v. ); compare Late Hebrewמָהַל, Aramaicמְהַל, according to Thes NöZMG xi. 1886, 741Baib. xii. 1887, 626

Possible Meanings:
  • circumcise (semantic_range)
  • circumcise (semantic_range)
  • be circumcised (semantic_range)
  • in the name of (semantic_range)
  • yea I will make them to be circumcised (semantic_range)
H3068 יְהוָֹה
Definition:

7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when 7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when

Possible Meanings:
  • Yahweh (semantic_range)
  • the one bringing into being (semantic_range)
  • life-giver (semantic_range)
H5493 סוּר
Definition:

12) {soor}; a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative) -- be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluc 12) {soor}; a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative) -- be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluc

Possible Meanings:
  • turn aside (semantic_range)
  • turn aside (semantic_range)
  • be removed (semantic_range)
  • come to an end (semantic_range)
H6190 עָרְלָה
Definition:

14;Jeremiah 9:24; constructעָרְלַתExodus 4:25;Deuteronomy 10:16, etc.; pluralהָעֲרָלוֺת(not׳ֳ)Joshua 5:3(Köii. 1, 158); constructעָרְלוֺתJeremiah 4:42t.;עָרְלֹתֵיהֶם1 Samuel 18:27; —foreskin1 Samuel 1 14;Jeremiah 9:24; constructעָרְלַתExodus 4:25;Deuteronomy 10:16, etc.; pluralהָעֲרָלוֺת(not׳ֳ)Joshua 5:3(Köii. 1, 158); constructעָרְלוֺתJeremiah 4:42t.;עָרְלֹתֵיהֶם1 Samuel 18:27; —foreskin1 Samuel 1

H3824 לֵבָב
Definition:

15inner man, mind, will, heart; — absolute׳לDeuteronomy 28:2831t.; constructלִבַבDeuteronomy 20:822t.; suffixלְבָבִיIsaiah 21:424t.;לְבָֽבְךָDeuteronomy 4:2935t.;לְבָבֶ֑ךָDeuteronomy 4:3921t.;לְבָבֵךְ 15inner man, mind, will, heart; — absolute׳לDeuteronomy 28:2831t.; constructלִבַבDeuteronomy 20:822t.; suffixלְבָבִיIsaiah 21:424t.;לְבָֽבְךָDeuteronomy 4:2935t.;לְבָבֶ֑ךָDeuteronomy 4:3921t.;לְבָבֵךְ

H0376 אִישׁ
Definition:

23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ 23+; constructGenesis 25:27+; suffixאִישִׁיGenesis 29:32+, etc.; pluralאִישִׁיםPsalm 141:42t. (Phoenicianאשם); usuallyאֲנָשִׁיםGenesis 12:20+, from √אנשׁq. v.; constructאַנְשֵׁיJudges 6:27+; suffixאֲנ

Possible Meanings:
  • man (semantic_range)
H3063 יְהוּדָה
Definition:

35;Genesis 49:8(q. v. below) as if derived from Hoph`al ofידה=praised, object of praise(onהcompare Hiph`ilאֲהוֺדֶ֑נּוּPsalm 28:7,יְהוֺדֶהNehemiah 11:17), but this dubious; relation toיְהֻד, II.יְהוּדִ 35;Genesis 49:8(q. v. below) as if derived from Hoph`al ofידה=praised, object of praise(onהcompare Hiph`ilאֲהוֺדֶ֑נּוּPsalm 28:7,יְהוֺדֶהNehemiah 11:17), but this dubious; relation toיְהֻד, II.יְהוּדִ

Possible Meanings:
  • Judah (semantic_range)
  • son of Jacob and Leah (semantic_range)
  • tribe (semantic_range)
  • nation (semantic_range)
  • land of Judah (semantic_range)
H3427 יָשַׁב
Definition:

8,19וישב,Judges 1:13ואשב,dwell; Phoenicianישבdwell; ZinjirliישבsitDHMSendsch. 58; Assyrianašâbu,sit,dwell, DlHWB 244; Arabicleap, jump, Himyer. dialectsit, Lane2919; EthiopicII. 1secum cohabitare face 8,19וישב,Judges 1:13ואשב,dwell; Phoenicianישבdwell; ZinjirliישבsitDHMSendsch. 58; Assyrianašâbu,sit,dwell, DlHWB 244; Arabicleap, jump, Himyer. dialectsit, Lane2919; EthiopicII. 1secum cohabitare face

Possible Meanings:
  • remain (semantic_range)
H3389 יְרוּשָׁלַם
Definition:

10+;יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ1 Samuel 17:54+;לַ֫יִם-5t. according to Masora (see FrensdorffMass. Magna, 293), namelyJeremiah 26:18;1 Chronicles 3:5; 2Chronicles 25:1; 32:9 (withהlocative),Esther 2:6, (butלָ֑֫םִ-1 10+;יְרוּשָׁלָ֑םִ1 Samuel 17:54+;לַ֫יִם-5t. according to Masora (see FrensdorffMass. Magna, 293), namelyJeremiah 26:18;1 Chronicles 3:5; 2Chronicles 25:1; 32:9 (withהlocative),Esther 2:6, (butלָ֑֫םִ-1

Possible Meanings:
  • Jerusalem (semantic_range)
H6435 פֵן
Definition:

23;Genesis 44:34;Deuteronomy 7:25;Deuteronomy 32:27[not Gi],Isaiah 27:3;Proverbs 25:8: MandelkernConc. under the word.)conjunction(averting, or deprecating),lest(origin dubious: Thes Köii. 334fromמָּנ 23;Genesis 44:34;Deuteronomy 7:25;Deuteronomy 32:27[not Gi],Isaiah 27:3;Proverbs 25:8: MandelkernConc. under the word.)conjunction(averting, or deprecating),lest(origin dubious: Thes Köii. 334fromמָּנ

H3318 יָצָא
Definition:

1192t.; 3 feminine singularיָָֽצְאָהNumbers 16:3513t.;יָצָ֑אָהIsaiah 28:29; 2masculine singularיָצָאתָGenesis 24:57t.; 2 feminine singularוְיָצָאתJeremiah 31:4; 2masculine pluralיְצָאתֶםExodus 13:3;De 1192t.; 3 feminine singularיָָֽצְאָהNumbers 16:3513t.;יָצָ֑אָהIsaiah 28:29; 2masculine singularיָצָאתָGenesis 24:57t.; 2 feminine singularוְיָצָאתJeremiah 31:4; 2masculine pluralיְצָאתֶםExodus 13:3;De

Possible Meanings:
  • go (semantic_range)
  • come out (semantic_range)
  • go (semantic_range)
  • come out (semantic_range)
  • forth (semantic_range)
H0784 אֵשׂ
Definition:

23(masculineJeremiah 48:45;Psalm 104:4;**masculineis dubious:Numbers 16:18readעָלֶיהָfor 2ndעֲלֵיהֶם(ᵐ5B);Jeremiah 20:9see Ges§ 132 d;Jeremiah 48:45read (many MSS.,Numbers 21:23)יצאה;Psalm 104:4read p 23(masculineJeremiah 48:45;Psalm 104:4;**masculineis dubious:Numbers 16:18readעָלֶיהָfor 2ndעֲלֵיהֶם(ᵐ5B);Jeremiah 20:9see Ges§ 132 d;Jeremiah 48:45read (many MSS.,Numbers 21:23)יצאה;Psalm 104:4read p

Possible Meanings:
  • foundation (semantic_range)
H2534 חֵמָה
Definition:

6, seeחֶמְאָה;חַמָּה,חַמָּן,חַמּוֺן,חַמַּתsee belowחמם. belowחֵמָה(onceחֵמָא):121noun feminineheat, rage(forיְחֵמָה ֗֗֗; Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיַחְמָאpoison,heat, wrath, poison, BrockLex. 116, also N 6, seeחֶמְאָה;חַמָּה,חַמָּן,חַמּוֺן,חַמַּתsee belowחמם. belowחֵמָה(onceחֵמָא):121noun feminineheat, rage(forיְחֵמָה ֗֗֗; Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיַחְמָאpoison,heat, wrath, poison, BrockLex. 116, also N

Possible Meanings:
  • fever (semantic_range)
  • venom (semantic_range)
H1197 בָּעַר
Definition:

A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative fromba'ar) to be(-come) brutish -- be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, ki A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume (by fire or by eating); also (as denominative fromba'ar) to be(-come) brutish -- be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, ki

Possible Meanings:
  • brutishness (semantic_range)
H0369 אַיִן
Definition:

23הַנּוֺתֵןרוֺזְנִים לְאָ֑יִןwho bringeth princesto nothing;כְּאַיִןas nothing, ib.Isaiah 40:17;Isaiah 41:11,12;Haggai 2:3;Psalm 39:6;almost(""כִּמְעַט)Psalm 73:2;מֵאַיִןof nothingIsaiah 41:24.2constr 23הַנּוֺתֵןרוֺזְנִים לְאָ֑יִןwho bringeth princesto nothing;כְּאַיִןas nothing, ib.Isaiah 40:17;Isaiah 41:11,12;Haggai 2:3;Psalm 39:6;almost(""כִּמְעַט)Psalm 73:2;מֵאַיִןof nothingIsaiah 41:24.2constr

Possible Meanings:
  • nought (semantic_range)
  • is not (semantic_range)
H3518 כָּבָה
Definition:

17;Imperfectיִכְבֶּה1 Samuel 3:3;Proverbs 21:18; 3feminine singularתִּכְבֶּהLeviticus 6:510t.;Infinitive constructכְּבוֺתְךָEzekiel 32:7ᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9Co (ᵑ0׳כַּבּPi) —be quenched, extinguished(c. negative exc 17;Imperfectיִכְבֶּה1 Samuel 3:3;Proverbs 21:18; 3feminine singularתִּכְבֶּהLeviticus 6:510t.;Infinitive constructכְּבוֺתְךָEzekiel 32:7ᵐ5ᵑ6ᵑ9Co (ᵑ0׳כַּבּPi) —be quenched, extinguished(c. negative exc

Possible Meanings:
  • go out (semantic_range)
H6440 פָנִים
Definition:

23and (Ezekiel =Proverbs 21:21=edge; on2 Samuel 10:9see below)feminineface, alsofaces(asturnedtoward one); — plural absoluteמָּנִיםGenesis 32:31+; constructמְּנֵי2 Samuel 14:32+; suffix 1 singularמָּנ 23and (Ezekiel =Proverbs 21:21=edge; on2 Samuel 10:9see below)feminineface, alsofaces(asturnedtoward one); — plural absoluteמָּנִיםGenesis 32:31+; constructמְּנֵי2 Samuel 14:32+; suffix 1 singularמָּנ

H7455 רֹעַ
Definition:

194t. Jeremiah; constructHosea 9:1513t.; —1badness, bad quality, of cattleGenesis 41:19(E), figsJeremiah 24:2,3,8;Jeremiah 29:17.2wilfulness,רֹעַ לבב1 Samuel 17:28(Gerber161makes2and4[infinitive of] v 194t. Jeremiah; constructHosea 9:1513t.; —1badness, bad quality, of cattleGenesis 41:19(E), figsJeremiah 24:2,3,8;Jeremiah 29:17.2wilfulness,רֹעַ לבב1 Samuel 17:28(Gerber161makes2and4[infinitive of] v

Possible Meanings:
  • evil (semantic_range)
  • distress (semantic_range)
  • misery (semantic_range)
  • injury (semantic_range)
  • calamity (semantic_range)
H4611 מַעֲלָל
Definition:

35deed, practice; — only pluralמַעֲלָלִים1 Samuel 25:3; constructמַעַלְלֵיPsalm 77:12;Psalm 78:1; suffixמַעֲלָלֶיךָDeuteronomy 28:20,מַעֲלָלָיוHosea 4:9+,מַעַלְלֵיכֶםIsaiah 1:16+,מַעַלְלֵיהֶםIsaiah 3: 35deed, practice; — only pluralמַעֲלָלִים1 Samuel 25:3; constructמַעַלְלֵיPsalm 77:12;Psalm 78:1; suffixמַעֲלָלֶיךָDeuteronomy 28:20,מַעֲלָלָיוHosea 4:9+,מַעַלְלֵיכֶםIsaiah 1:16+,מַעַלְלֵיהֶםIsaiah 3:

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