Jeremiah 5:29

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Do I not inspect for these,” || A declaration of YHWH, || “On a nation such as this, || Does My soul not avenge itself?

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?

GNV

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

JPS

Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

LXXE

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

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Original-language editions

WLC

הַֽעַל־אֵ֥לֶּה לֹֽא־אֶפְקֹ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה אִ֚ם בְּג֣וֹי אֲשֶׁר־כָּזֶ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם נַפְשִֽׁי׃

LXX-Br

Μὴ ἐπὶ τούτοις οὐκ ἐπισκέψομαι; λέγει Κύριος· ἢ ἐν ἔθνει τῷ τοιούτῳ οὐκ ἐκδικήσει ἡ ψυχή μου;

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Cross-references most cited first

• Malachi 3:5“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…
• Jeremiah 5:9Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
• James 5:4Look, 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 9:9Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

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