New English Translation
Jeremiah 5:9
9I will surely punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord. “I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!”
Jeremiah 5:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
- New International Version (NIV)Should I not punish them for this?” declares the Lord. “Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord; and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. “And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
Context of Jeremiah 5:9
7The Lord asked, “How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes. 8They are like lusty, well-fed stallions. Each of them lusts after his neighbor’s wife. I will surely punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord. “I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!” 10The Lord commanded the enemy, “March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the Lord. 11For the nations of Israel and Judah have been very unfaithful to me,” says the Lord.
Read all of Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 5:9 word by word
הַֽעַל־אֵ֥לֶּה לוֹא־אֶפְקֹ֖ד נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה וְאִם֙ בְּג֣וֹי אֲשֶׁר־כָּזֶ֔ה לֹ֥א תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם נַפְשִֽׁי׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 5:9
- Jeremiah 5:29I will certainly punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord. “I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!
- Jeremiah 9:9I will certainly punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord. “I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!”
- Jeremiah 23:2So the Lord God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: “You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the Lord, affirm it!
- Lamentations 4:22O people of Zion, your punishment will come to an end; he will not prolong your exile. But, O people of Edom, he will punish your sin and reveal your offenses!
- Hosea 2:13“I will punish her for the festival days when she burned incense to the Baal idols; she adorned herself with earrings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, but she forgot me!” says the Lord.
- Hosea 8:13They offer up sacrificial gifts to me, and eat the meat, but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices. Soon he will remember their wrongdoing, he will punish their sins, and they will return to Egypt.
- Jeremiah 44:22Finally the Lord could no longer endure your wicked deeds and the disgusting things you did. That is why your land has become the desolate, uninhabited ruin that it is today. That is why it has become a proverbial example used in curses.
- Leviticus 26:25I will bring on you an avenging sword, a covenant vengeance. Although you will gather together into your cities, I will send pestilence among you and you will be given into enemy hands.
- Deuteronomy 32:35I will get revenge and pay them back at the time their foot slips; for the day of their disaster is near, and the impending judgment is rushing upon them!”
- Isaiah 1:24Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: “Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.
- Ezekiel 5:13Then my anger will be fully vented; I will exhaust my rage on them, and I will be appeased. Then they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken in my jealousy when I have fully vented my rage against them.
- Ezekiel 7:9My eye will not pity you; I will not spare you. For your behavior I will hold you accountable, and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking you.
- Nahum 1:2The Lord is a zealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and very angry. The Lord takes vengeance against his foes; he sustains his rage against his enemies.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 5:9
Topics related to Jeremiah 5:9
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Jeremiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
New English Translation — © 1996-2016 Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C.
Commentaries