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Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not visit them for these <i>things</i>? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Shall I not punish them for these <i>things?</i>” says the LORD. “Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Shall I not avenge Myself On a nation such as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Shall I not punish them for these things?&#8221 declares the LORD. &#8220On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares Yahweh. “On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the LORD. “Shall I not avenge Myself On such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should I not punish them for these things? This is the LORD’s declaration. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should I not punish them for these things? This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Give me one good reason not to punish them as they deserve. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will punish them for these things, declares the LORD. I will punish this nation. I still won't be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Will I not punish them for these things? Will I not take revenge on a nation like this? I, the LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Should I not punish them for these things?" asks the LORD, "and should I not avenge myself on a nation like this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will certainly punish them for doing such things!" says the LORD. "I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not visit them for these things?" says the LORD; "shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such as this? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do I not see after them for these things?” A declaration of YHWH, “Does My soul not avenge itself against a nation such as this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For these things do not I see after them? An affirmation of Jehovah, Against a nation such as this doth not My soul avenge itself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For these things, shall I not review upon them? says Jehovah; or shall not my soul be avenged upon a nation such as this?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not visit them for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul be revenged on such a nation? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Shall I not visit upon them concerning these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Should I not punish them for these deeds—oracle of the LORD; on a nation such as this should I not take vengeance? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD; shall I not avenge myself on a people such as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Shall I not adjudicate for these things, says LORD JEHOVAH, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a people?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Shall I not punish them for these things? Saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged On such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a people as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2834" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/9.htm">A Lament over Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Should I not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: ’ep̄·qāḏ- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">punish</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ha·‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these things?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Should I not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5358.htm" title="5358: ṯiṯ·naq·qêm (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3fs) -- To avenge, take vengeance. A primitive root; to grudge, i.e. Avenge or punish.">avenge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">Myself</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bə·ḡō·w (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">such a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: kā·zeh (Prep-k:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">as this?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-5.htm">Romans 2:5-6</a></span><br />But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. / God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm">Isaiah 3:13-14</a></span><br />The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people. / The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Ezekiel 7:3-4</a></span><br />The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-2.htm">Amos 3:2</a></span><br />“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Micah 6:2</a></span><br />Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a></span><br />Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6-8</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a></span><br />And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Isaiah 5:16</a></span><br />But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Ezekiel 5:8</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Shall I not visit them for these things? said the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Jeremiah 5:9,29</a></b></br> Shall I not visit for these <i>things</i>? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a></b></br> Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Avenged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-3.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Avenged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-8.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-17.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah laments the people for their manifold sins;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">and for their judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">He exhorts to mourn for their destruction;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">and to trust not in themselves, but in God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">He threatens both Jews and Gentiles.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Should I not punish them for these things?</b><br>This rhetorical question highlights God's justice and righteousness. The context is the rampant sin and idolatry in Judah, which has provoked God's anger. The phrase underscores the inevitability of divine judgment due to the people's persistent disobedience. Biblically, God's character is consistent in His response to sin, as seen in other instances like the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a>). The question implies that punishment is a necessary response to maintain divine justice.<p><b>declares the LORD.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message. It is not Jeremiah speaking on his own, but God Himself declaring His intentions. The use of "declares the LORD" is a common prophetic formula that authenticates the message as divine. It assures the audience that the words are not merely human opinion but carry the weight of divine decree, similar to other prophetic declarations found throughout the Old Testament.<p><b>Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”</b><br>The concept of avenging oneself is tied to the idea of divine retribution. In the cultural and historical context of ancient Israel, vengeance was often seen as a way to restore honor and justice. Here, God is portrayed as a righteous judge who must address the wrongs committed against Him. The phrase "such a nation as this" refers specifically to Judah, which had been chosen by God but had turned away from Him. This echoes themes found in other prophetic books, such as Hosea, where God expresses His grief and anger over Israel's unfaithfulness. The notion of God avenging Himself also foreshadows the ultimate justice fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who embodies both God's mercy and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his lamentations over the spiritual state of the nation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through Jeremiah, expressing His righteous anger and intention to bring justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Jeremiah's prophecies. They are being warned of impending judgment due to their unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nation.htm">The Nation</a></b><br>Refers to the people of Judah, who have turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and injustice, prompting divine retribution.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_punishment.htm">Divine Punishment</a></b><br>The event of God's judgment that is being foretold as a consequence of the nation's sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God is just and cannot overlook sin. His nature demands that He addresses wrongdoing, which serves as a warning to all nations and individuals.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The message of impending judgment is also a call to repentance. God desires that His people turn back to Him and avoid the consequences of their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has real consequences, both spiritually and physically. Understanding this should lead us to live in obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's perfect justice rather than taking matters into their own hands. God will avenge and bring about justice in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_national_and_personal_sin.htm">Reflecting on National and Personal Sin</a></b><br>This passage invites reflection on both national and personal levels of sin. It challenges us to consider how we, as individuals and communities, may be straying from God's ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_12's_70_years_align_historically.htm">Is there any corroborating evidence for the 70-year period mentioned in Zechariah 1:12, or does it conflict with known historical timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_jerusalem's_reverence_global.htm">In Jeremiah 33:9, God promises all nations will fear and tremble because of Jerusalem's prosperity--why doesn't history reflect this worldwide reverence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._50_9_match_babylon's_fall.htm">How does Jeremiah 50:9 align with recorded history of Babylon's overthrow by the Medes and Persians, given the text's specific military descriptions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._30_9's_prophecy_align.htm">How does Jeremiah 30:9's prophecy of King David's restoration align with the fact that David was long dead and no successor reclaimed the throne?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Shall I not visit . . .?</span>--The previous use of the same warning in <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm" title="Shall I not visit for these things? said the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?">Jeremiah 5:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/5-29.htm" title="Shall I not visit for these things? said the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?">Jeremiah 5:29</a> gives these words also the emphasis of iteration.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Should I not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">punish them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְקָד־</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·qāḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">הַעַל־</span> <span class="translit">(ha·‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these things?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Should I not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">avenge</span><br /><span class="heb">תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiṯ·naq·qêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5358.htm">Strong's 5358: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grudge, avenge, punish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Myself</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִֽׁי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֚ם</span> <span class="translit">(’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">such a nation</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּג֣וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as this?”</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּזֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(kā·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 9:9 Shall I not visit them for these (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 9:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 9:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>