“ The days are coming when I will judge people,” announces the Lord.“ I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their bodies.

耶和华说：“看哪，日子将到，我要刑罚一切受过割礼、心却未受割礼的，

“看哪，日子将到，这是耶和华说的，我要惩罚只在肉身受割礼的人，

“看哪，日子将到，这是耶和华说的，我要惩罚只在肉身受割礼的人，

耶和华说：“看啊，时候将到，我要惩罚所有只在身体受过割礼的人，

“看哪！日子快到（这是耶和华的宣告），我必惩罚所有只在身体受过割礼，内心却未受割礼的人，

耶和華說：「看哪，日子將到，我要刑罰一切受過割禮、心卻未受割禮的，

「看哪，日子將到，這是耶和華說的，我要懲罰只在肉身受割禮的人，

「看哪，日子將到，這是耶和華說的，我要懲罰只在肉身受割禮的人，

耶和華說：「看啊，時候將到，我要懲罰所有只在身體受過割禮的人，

“看哪！日子快到（這是耶和華的宣告），我必懲罰所有只在身體受過割禮，內心卻未受割禮的人，

『看吧，日子必到——永恆主發神諭說——我必察罰一切受過割禮，而心沒受割禮的：

耶和華曰、時日將至、彼受割而未潔者、我必罰之、

耶和華曰、時日將至、受割與未受割者、我悉降罰、使之同刑、

主曰、日將至、我以受割禮者與未受割禮者一並懲罰、

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

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

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

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

“ Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,“ that I will punish all who are circumcised and yet uncircumcised—

“ Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,“ that I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised—

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:

“ The days are coming”— the Lord’s declaration—“ when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all[ them which are] circumcised with the uncircumcised;

The LORD says,“ Watch out! The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh.

“ Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh,“ that I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh:

Here is what I, Paul, say to you. Don’t let yourselves be circumcised. If you do, Christ won’t be of any value to you.I say it again. Every man who lets himself be circumcised must obey the whole law.Some of you are trying to be made right with God by obeying the law. You have been separated from Christ. You have fallen away from God’s grace.But we long to be made completely holy because of our faith in Christ. Through the Holy Spirit we wait for this in hope.Circumcision and uncircumcision aren’t worth anything to those who believe in Christ Jesus. The only thing that really counts is faith that shows itself through love.

Circumcision has value if you obey the law. But if you break the law, it is just as if you hadn’t been circumcised.And sometimes those who aren’t circumcised do what the law requires. Won’t God accept them as if they had been circumcised?

But there are others who only look out for themselves. They don’t accept the truth. They go astray. God will pour out his great anger on them.There will be trouble and suffering for everyone who does evil. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.

You will die just like those who have not been circumcised. Outsiders will kill you. I have spoken,” announces the Lord and King.

Tell them,‘ Are you any better than others? Since you are not, go down there. Lie down with those who have not been circumcised.’They will fall dead among those who were killed by swords. Nebuchadnezzar is ready to use his sword against them. Let Egypt be dragged off together with its huge armies.The mighty leaders who are already in the place of the dead will talk about Egypt. They will also speak about the nations that were going to help it. They will say,‘ They have come down here. They are lying down with those who had not been circumcised. They are here with those who were killed by swords.’“ Assyria is there with its whole army. Its king is surrounded by the graves of all its people who were killed by swords.Their graves are deep down in the pit. Assyria’s army lies around the grave of its king. All those who spread terror while they were alive are now dead. They were killed by swords.“ Elam is also there. Its huge armies lie around the grave of its king. All those who spread terror while they were alive are now dead. They were killed by swords. They had not been circumcised. They went down into the earth below. Their shame is like the shame of others who go down into the grave.A bed is made for Elam’s king among the dead. His huge armies lie around his grave. They had not been circumcised. They were killed by swords. They had spread terror while they were alive. So now their shame is like the shame of others who go down into the grave. They lie down among the dead.“ Meshek and Tubal are also there. Their huge armies lie around the graves of their kings. None of them had been circumcised. They had spread their terror while they were alive. So they were killed by swords.But they do not lie down with the other dead soldiers of long ago. Those soldiers and their weapons had gone down into the place of the dead. Their swords had been placed under their heads. Their shields rest on their bones. The soldiers of Meshek and Tubal do not lie down with them. This is true even though they had also spread terror while they were alive.“ Pharaoh Hophra, you too will be broken. You will lie down among those who had not been circumcised. You will be there with those who were killed by swords.“ Edom is also there. So are its kings and all its princes. In spite of their power, they lie down with those who were killed by swords. They lie down with those who had not been circumcised. They are there with others who went down into the grave.“ All the princes of the north are there too. So are all the people of Sidon. They went down into the grave in dishonor. While they were alive, they used their power to spread terror. They had never been circumcised. But now they lie down there with those who were killed by swords. Their shame is like the shame of others who go down into the grave.“ Pharaoh and his whole army will see all of them. That will comfort him even though his huge armies were killed by swords.” This is what the Lord and King announces.“ I let Pharaoh spread terror while he was alive. But now he and his huge armies will be buried with those who had not been circumcised. They will lie down there with those who were killed by swords,” announces the Lord and King.

“ Out of all the families on earth I have chosen only you. So I will punish you because you have committed so many sins.”