²³ Thus says the Lord: ^(A)“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, ²⁴ but ^(B)let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. ^(C)For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

²⁵ “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when ^(D)I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh— ^26 (E)Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and ^(F)all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are ^(G)uncircumcised in heart.”