Jeremiah 4:4
“Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you 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.”
— Jeremiah 4:4
About this verse
Jeremiah 4:4 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the divine_speech genre of biblical literature. Key themes include heart transformation, spiritual circumcision. Notable phrases: circumcise yourselves to Yahweh; foreskins of your heart. This verse contains a command.
Speaker
Yahweh
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
deciding
Type
divine_speech
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