9Should I not punish them for this?" declares the Lord . "Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
9Should I not punish them for this?" declares the Lord . "Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
6 Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will ravage them, a leopard will lie in wait near their towns to tear to pieces any who venture out, for their rebellion is great and their backslidings many.
7 "Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I supplied all their needs, yet they committed adultery and thronged to the houses of prostitutes.
8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for another man's wife.
9 Should I not punish them for this?" declares the Lord . "Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
10 "Go through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not destroy them completely. Strip off her branches, for these people do not belong to the Lord .
11 The house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me," declares the Lord .
5:9Shall I not visit for these [things?] saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
5:9Shall I not visit for these things, sayeth the Lord? and shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?
5:9Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
5:9Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
5:9shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
5:9Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
5:9Shouldn't I punish them for these things?| says Yahweh; |and shouldn't my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
5:9For these do I not lay a charge? An affirmation of Jehovah, And on a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?
5:9Shall I not visit for these things? said the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?