Jeremiah 9:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 9:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 9:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 9:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such as this?”
Jeremiah 9:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 9:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 9:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 9:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For these things do not I see after them? An affirmation of Jehovah, Against a nation such as this doth not My soul avenge itself?”
Jeremiah 9:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 9:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Shall I not visit them for these [things]? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 9:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 9:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Shal I not visit them for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this?”
Jeremiah 9:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 9:9 in Context — Jeremiah 9
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
9 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
What Does Jeremiah 9:9 Mean?
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