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


In Context

26 For among my people are found wicked men. They watch, as fowlers lie in wait. They set a trap. They catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit. Therefore they have become great, and grew rich.

28 They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excell in deeds of wickedness. They don't plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don't judge the right of the needy.

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

30 |An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.

31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?

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 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?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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