Jeremiah 5:29

29 '¹Shall I not punish these people?' declares the LORD, 'On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?'

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, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich.

28 'They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

29 'Shall I not punish these people?' declares the LORD , 'On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?'

30 "An appalling and horrible thing Has happened in the land:

31 The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it so! But what will you do at the end of it?

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 5:9; Malachi 3:5

Footnotes

• [a] Or "for these things"