Jeremiah 5:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 5:9

7 “How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And ^asworn by those ^bthat are not gods.
^cWhen I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

8 ^aThey were like well-fed lusty stallions;
Every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.

9 Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.
“And shall I not ^aavenge Myself on such a nation as this?

10 “Go up on her walls and destroy,
But do not¹ make a ^acomplete end.
Take away her branches,
For they are not the Lord’s.

11 For ^athe house of Israel and the house of Judah
Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.

12 ^aThey have lied about the Lord,
And said, ^b“It is not He.
^cNeither will¹ evil come upon us,
Nor shall we see sword or famine.

13 And the prophets become wind,
For the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them.”

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 5:9

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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?

New English Translation
I will surely punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord. “I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!”¹

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