Jeremiah 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Jeremiah 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Jeremiah 5:9 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Jeremiah 5:9 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?”

Jeremiah 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Jeremiah 5:9 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Shall I not visite for these things, saith the Lord? Shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this?”

Jeremiah 5:9 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 5:9 in Context — Jeremiah 5

7 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.

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

10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.

11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.

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What Does Jeremiah 5:9 Mean?

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