Jeremiah 5:9

Shouldn't I punish them for all this? declares the Lord. Shouldn't I retaliate for what this nation has done?

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

8They're like virile stallions wanting sex, each of them neighing with lust after his neighbor's wife.

10Go through her vineyards and damage them, but don't destroy them completely. Rip off her branches, because they don't belong to the Lord.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:25I will send enemies with swords to attack you in retaliation for breaking the agreement. Even though you retreat into your towns for defense, I will plague you with disease, and you will be handed over to your enemies.

Deuteronomy 32:43Celebrate with him! Let all God's angels worship him! Celebrate, foreigners, with his people; because he will pay back those who killed his children. He will punish his enemies, and repay those who hate him; he will purify his land and his people.

Isaiah 1:24So this is what the Lord says, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel: Ha! I will take satisfaction in punishing my enemies, by paying back those who hate me!

Jeremiah 6:6This is what the Lord Almighty says: Cut down the trees and make a siege ramp to use against Jerusalem. This city needs to be punished because it's full of people mistreating one another.

Jeremiah 9:8Their words are arrows that kill; they always tell lies. They're nice to their friends on the outside while plotting against them inside.

Jeremiah 23:2This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who were meant to look after my people: You have scattered my flock. You have chased them away. You didn't take care of them, so now I will take care of you for all the evil you've done, declares the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 5:2-10

The Universal Corruption to the Age. ( b. c. 608.) 1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. 2 And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely. 3 O Lord , are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have… Read the whole commentary →

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