22. “The Lord has told usthe ground will be coveredwith dead bodies,like stalks of ungathered grainor like manure.”
23. The Lord says:Don't boast about your wisdomor strength or wealth.
24. If you feel you must boast,then have enough senseto boast about worshipping me,the Lord.What I like bestis showing kindness,justice, and mercyto everyone on earth.
25-26. Some day I will punish the nations of Egypt, Edom, Ammon, and Moab, and the tribes of the desert. The men of these nations are circumcised, but they don't worship me. And it's the same with you people of Judah. Your bodies are circumcised, but your hearts are unchanged.