Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 5:9
American Standard Version
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Amplified® Bible
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Contemporary English Version
Why shouldn't I punish the people of Judah?
Darby English Version
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Good News Bible
Shouldn't I punish them for these things and take revenge on a nation such as this?
King James Version
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
New American Standard Bible
"Shall I not punish these {people,} declares the LORD, "And on a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?"
New International Version
Should I not punish them for this?"
declares the LORD.
"Should I not avenge myself
on such a nation as this?
New King James Version
Shall I not punish them for these things?" says the LORD.
"And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Shall I not punish these people," declares the LORD, "And on a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?
Revised Standard Version
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
Young's Literal Translation
For these do I not lay a charge? An affirmation of Jehovah, And on a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?