“Says Yahweh.
‘The days are surely coming
When I will attend to
All those who are circumcised
Only in the foreskin.
This includes
Egypt,
Judah,
Edom,
The Ammonites,
Moab,
As well as all those with shaven temples
Who live in the desert.
All these nations are uncircumcised.
All the house of Israel
Is uncircumcised in heart.’”
Yahweh, via Jeremiah, criticizes those who are uncircumcised in their hearts. He seems to indicate that that Egyptians, the Edomites, the Moabites are also circumcised, as it must have been a common custom. He also indicates that Judah is also circumcised along with the Arabs in the desert with their shaven temples. However, the harshest treatment is for the house of Israel that is uncircumcised in the heart.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 