We find a clue as to the meaning of “uncircumcised in heart ” in what God urged the Jews to do:“ Take away the foreskins of your hearts, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; that my rage may not go forth... on account of the badness of your dealings. ” But from where did their bad dealings originate? From inside, from their heart.
तेव्हा, मोशेच्या काळातील इस्राएल लोकांप्रमाणेच यिर्मयाच्या दिवसांतील यहुद्यांनाही त्यांच्या हृदयाची लाक्षणिक शस्त्रक्रिया — “हृदयाची सुंता ” करणे गरजेचे होते.