Jeremiah 5:9

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

Jeremiah 5:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
ESV
9 Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD; and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
NLT
9 Should I not punish them for this?” says the LORD . “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?
MSG
9 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
CSB
9 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

7 “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.
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for another man’s wife.
9 Should I not punish them for this?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
10 “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.
11 The people of Israel and the people of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me,” declares the LORD.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 29; Jeremiah 9:9
  • 2. S Isaiah 57:6
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