Jeremiah 5:29 “Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should…”

Jeremiah 5:29

Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

World English Bible

“Shouldn’t I punish for these things?” says the LORD. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

American Standard Version

Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Geneva Bible 1599

Shall I not visite for these things, sayth the Lord? or shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this?

Darby Translation

Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Young's Literal Translation

For these do not I inspect, an affirmation of Jehovah, On a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?

Bible in Basic English

Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?

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Cross references

“Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”

Jeremiah 5:9 Malachi 3:5 James 5:4 Jeremiah 9:9

Jeremiah 5:9 · BSB

Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their…

James 5:4 · BSB

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Jeremiah 9:9 · BSB

Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.

30A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.

Read Jeremiah 5