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To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can`t listen: behold, the word of Yahweh is become to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
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The Uncircumcised Ear
Commentators explain that the "uncircumcised ear" is a powerful metaphor for a heart that is spiritually deaf and resistant to God's word. Just as physical circumcision was a sign of covenant, a "circumcised ear" is one consecrated to hearing and obeying God. The prophets warned that an external religious sign, like circumcision (or baptism for Christians), is meaningless if the heart remains rebellious and closed off to God's truth.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Give warning - Rather testify.
Reproach - They make the Word of God the object of their ridicule.
19th Century
Anglican
To whom shall I speak ...?—The prophet, who now speaks in his own name, has heard the message from the Lord of Hosts; but what use is it? …
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet here shows there was no reason for him to labor any longer trying to reform the people, for he spoke to the deaf. He had said before, a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear ? &c.] These are the words of the prophet, despairing of any …
When the Lord arises to take vengeance, no sinners of any age or rank, or of either sex escape. Their hearts were set on the world, and they were w…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he shows their contempt for the advice that was given.
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