Jeremiah 5:29

Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

28They are waxen fat, they are become sleek; yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they might make it to prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

30An appalling and horrible thing is come to pass in the land:

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Cross References

Jeremiah 5:9Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; and shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Jeremiah 9:9(9-8) Shall I not punish them for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 5:26-31

Expostulation with Israel. ( b. c. 608.) 25 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. 26 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth 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: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet… Read the whole commentary →

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