Jeremiah 5:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 5:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Shouldn’t I punish for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 5:29 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 5:29 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For these do not I inspect, an affirmation of Jehovah, On a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?”
Jeremiah 5:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 5:29 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shall I not visite for these things, sayth the Lord? or shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 5:29 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:29 in Context — Jeremiah 5
27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
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What Does Jeremiah 5:29 Mean?
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