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The Things in Which Yahweh Delights

23 Thus says Yahweh,

The wise man must not boast in his wisdom,
    and the warrior must not boast in his might,
the wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.
24 But only[a] in this must the one who boasts boast,
    that he has insight,
and that he knows me,
    that I am Yahweh,
showing loyal love, justice, and righteousness on the earth,
    for in these things I delight,” declares[b] Yahweh.

The Way of the Nations

25 “Look, days are coming,” declares[c] Yahweh, “and I will call into account all those who are circumcised in the foreskin:

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:24 Literally “But it”
  2. Jeremiah 9:24 Literally “a declaration of”
  3. Jeremiah 9:25 Literally “a declaration of”