Jeremiah 5:29

29 ¹Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this? ”

Jeremiah 5:29 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 5:29

Shall I not visit for these things?
&c.] (See Gill on Jeremiah 5:9).

Jeremiah 5:29 In-Context

27 Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit; therefore they have become great and rich;

28 they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

29 Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this? ”

30 An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land:

31 the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?

Cross References

• 1. 5:29 See ver. 9