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?In other versions
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
ASV
Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?
BBE
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
DBY
Shall I not visit for these things? says Yahweh; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
WEB
For these do not I inspect, an affirmation of Jehovah, On a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?
YLT
Shall I not visit for these things? says the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
ENG
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
WBT
Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
BSB
In context
27As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, 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.
29Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?