Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 26. Egypt. the uncircumcised shall be punished as well as Juda, if they transgress. Only the Jewish nation properly observed the right of circumcision generally, or at first. Others imitated them, but with various ceremonies. Calmet. Diss. Ezekiel 31:18. Judith 14:6.—Hyrcan obliged the Idumeans to receive circumcision. Jos. Ant. xiii. 17.—Round. The Arabs, and so forth Leviticus 19:27. Calmet.—Heart. All then became guilty. Romans 2:25. Menochius.—Neither these nations nor Juda was circumcised in heart, and of course were hypocrites. Worthington.