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Do you think I'm going to stand around and do nothing?" God's Decree. "Don't you think I'll take serious measures against a people like this? Eyes That Don't Really Look, Ears That Don't Really Listen
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Should I not punish them for these things? [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:9 In-Context
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“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I supplied all their needs, yet they committed adultery and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
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They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for another man’s wife.
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Should I not punish them for this?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
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“Go through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not destroy them completely. Strip off her branches, for these people do not belong to the LORD.
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The people of Israel and the people of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me,” declares the LORD.