Jeremiah 5 · Verse 9

Jeremiah 5:9

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

Jeremiah 5:9 in other translations

BSBShould I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
WEBShouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says the LORD. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
ASVShall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
YLTFor these do I not lay a charge? An affirmation of Jehovah, And on a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?
DARBYShall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
BBEAm I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?
WebsterShall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

What does Jeremiah 5:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. (Jr 5:29; Jr 9:9; 44:22).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 5:1-9

The Jews' profession of religion was hypocritical. (Jr 5:1-9) The cruel proceedings of their enemies. (Jr 5:10-18) Their apostacy and idolatry. (Jr 5:19-31) Verses 1-9 None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises. The poor were ignorant, and therefore they were wicked. What can be expected but works of darkness, from people…

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Jeremiah 5:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַֽעַל\־ha.'al-¿ onH5921
אֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428
לוֹא\־lo'-notH3808
אֶפְקֹ֖ד'ef.Kodwill I punishH6485
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְאִם֙ve.'Imand or?H518
בְּג֣וֹיbe.Goyon a nationH1471
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
כָּזֶ֔הka.Zeh[is] like this [one]H2088
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִתְנַקֵּ֖םtit.na.Kemwill it avenge itselfH5358
נַפְשִֽׁי\׃\ \סnaf.Shiself myH5315

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 5:9

  • Jeremiah 9:9

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

  • Jeremiah 5:29

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

  • Isaiah 1:24

    Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

  • Lamentations 4:22

    The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.

  • Nahum 1:2

    God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

  • Ezekiel 7:9

    And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth.

  • Hosea 8:13

    They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the Lord accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

  • Ezekiel 5:13-15

    Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.

  • Hosea 2:13

    And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 44:22

    So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

  • Leviticus 26:25

    And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

  • Deuteronomy 32:35

    To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I not visit.
29; 9:9; 23:2; La 4:22; Ho 2:13; 8:13
and shall.
44:22; Le 26:25; De 32:35,43; Isa 1:24; Eze 5:13-15; 7:9; Na 1:2

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Context

  • Jeremiah 5:8

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

  • Jeremiah 5:9

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

  • Jeremiah 5:10

    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.

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Jeremiah 5:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿No había de hacer visitación sobre esto? dijo Jehová. De una gente como ésta ¿no se había de vengar mi alma?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ne punirais-je pas de telles choses? dit l’ Éternel; et mon âme ne se vengerait-elle pas d’une nation comme celle-là?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sollte ich solches nicht heimsuchen? spricht Jehova; oder sollte an einer Nation, wie diese, meine Seele sich nicht rächen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Numquid super his non visitabo, dicit Dominus, et in gente tali non ulciscetur anima mea?