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Deuteronomy 10:16 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Deuteronomy 10:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 10 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked .”
Deuteronomy 10:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 10:16
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart—The Hebrew phrase orlat levavkem (foreskin of your heart) transforms the covenant sign into a metaphor for spiritual renewal. Physical circumcision marked covenant membership (Genesis 17:10-14), but Moses demands heart transformation—the removal of obstinacy and receptivity to God's word. Be no more stiffnecked (qesheh-oref, hard of neck) recalls the golden calf rebellion (9:6, 13).Jeremiah 4:4 and Ezekiel 36:26 expand this call, promising that God Himself will circumcise hearts—spiritual regeneration as divine work. Paul contrasts outward circum...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 10:16
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“and take away the foreskins of your heart”
“and the heart of your seed”
“and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled”
“in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh”
“neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;”
“that Yahweh your God doesn't give you this good land to possess it for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.”
“wash your heart from wickedness”
“and your stiff neck: behold”
“saying”
“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.{Proverbs 3:34}”