Deuteronomy 10:16

A Call to Obedience · Deuteronomy 10:12–22
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Translations

Modern
Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
Traditional
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
Literal
And you shall circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be not stiff-necked anymore.
Latin
Circumcidite igitur præputium cordis vestri, et cervicem vestram ne induretis amplius:

Original

Hebrew
English
Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

Notes

circumcise your hearts: This is a figure of speech. It uses the language of circumcision to describe an inner change.

Circumcision was the physical sign of the covenant that God gave to Abraham (Genesis 17:9–14). Here, however, the command points to a deeper meaning. The people must remove stubbornness and sin from their hearts.

This image includes both inward change and outward obedience to the covenant (Romans 2:28–29).

Parallels

Joshua 24:14–28

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Baptism Biblical Concept of Law Circumcision Deuteronomy, Book of

Topics

Circumcision: Figurative Circumcision: Purity of Heart Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To