Jeremiah 4:4 CPDV

²  And you will swear, 'As the Lord lives,' in truth and in judgment and in justice.' And the Gentiles will bless him, and they will praise him.

³  For thus says the Lord to the men of Judah and of Jerusalem: 'Break new ground, and do not choose to sow upon thorns.

⁴  Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins from your hearts, O men of Judah, O inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise my indignation may burst forth and flare up like a fire. And then there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the wickedness of your thoughts.

⁵  Declare it in Judah, and make it known in Jerusalem! Speak out and sound the trumpet in the land! Cry out strongly and say: 'Gather yourselves! And let us go forth to fortified cities!'

⁶  Lift up a standard in Zion. Be strengthened! Do not choose to stand still. For I am bringing an evil from the north, with great destruction.