29Shall I not visit for these things? said the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?


In Context

26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

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: yes, 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? said 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 you do in the end thereof?

Jeremiah 5:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:29Shall I not visit for these [things?] saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:29Should I not punish them for this?" declares the Lord . "Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:29Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:29Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:29shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29|Shall I not punish for these things?| says Yahweh. |Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:29For these do not I inspect, an affirmation of Jehovah, On a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?