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declares the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/5.htm">Berean 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="/kjv/jeremiah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not visit 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/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Shall I not punish <i>them</i> 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/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Shall I not punish <i>them</i> for these <i>things?</i>’ declares the LORD, ‘Or shall I not avenge Myself On a nation such as this?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Shall I not punish these people?&#8217 declares the LORD, &#8216On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Shall I not punish these <i>people?’</i> 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/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Shall I not punish these <i>people</i>?’ 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/5.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/5.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/5.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/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Shall I not visit 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/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You need to be punished, and so I will take revenge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />shall I not visit 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/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will punish them for these things," declares the LORD. "I will punish this nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"But I, the LORD, will punish them for these things; I will take revenge on this nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Should I not punish them for this?' asks the LORD. 'Should I not avenge myself on a nation like this?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/5.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/5.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/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Shall I not punish 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/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Shall I not visit 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/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Shouldn’t I punish for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do I not inspect for these,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “On a nation such as this, "" Does My soul not avenge itself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For these do not I inspect, an affirmation of Jehovah, On a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For these things shall I not review? 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/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Shall I not visit against 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/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not punish these things?—oracle of the LORD; on a nation such as this shall I not take vengeance? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/5.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/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shall I not punish for these things? says the LORD; shall I not avenge myself on such a people as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of these things, shall I not visit, says LORD JEHOVAH, and against a people that is so, shall not my soul be avenged?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Shall I not punish 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/5.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 nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/5-29.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=1693" 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/5.htm">Judgment Proclaimed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. <span class="reftext">29</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·qōḏ (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 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/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“</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/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.">on 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">30</span>A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.…<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="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24-25</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. / I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Ezekiel 22:31</a></span><br />So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”<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/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</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! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12-13</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ / Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Isaiah 5:7</a></span><br />For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder. / What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?<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="/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="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...</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 for these things? said the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?</p><p class="hdg">See on ver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Jeremiah 5:9</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="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Jeremiah 9:9</a></b></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?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></b></br> And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in <i>his</i> wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger <i>from his right</i>, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/5-18.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Avenged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-18.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Avenged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-10.htm">Inspect</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-22.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-9.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-8.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Visit</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">The judgments of God upon the people, for their perverseness;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">for their adultery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">for their impiety;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">for their worship of idols;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">for their contempt of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-25.htm">and for their great corruption in the civil state;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">and ecclesiastical.</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'; 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In the context of <a href="/jeremiah/5.htm">Jeremiah 5</a>, the people of Judah are guilty of idolatry, social injustice, and moral corruption. The rhetorical question emphasizes the inevitability of divine judgment due to their persistent sin. Biblically, God's character is consistent in His response to sin, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a> and <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a>, where God’s wrath is revealed against all ungodliness. The phrase also highlights the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses were contingent upon obedience (Deuteronomy 28). The use of "declares the LORD" underscores the authority and certainty of the pronouncement.<p><b>“Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”</b><br>The concept of avenging oneself is tied to God's role as the ultimate judge and protector of His covenant. The nation referred to is Judah, which had turned away from God despite His repeated calls for repentance. This phrase suggests a legal and moral obligation for God to act against sin, aligning with His holiness. The idea of divine vengeance is echoed in <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a>, where God is described as avenging and wrathful. Historically, this period was marked by political instability and external threats, such as the rise of Babylon, which God used as an instrument of judgment. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who will execute final judgment (<a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a>), yet also offers redemption through His sacrifice. The phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of national and personal sin.<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 messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by his deep emotional connection to his people and his unwavering commitment to God's truth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is just and righteous. In this passage, He is expressing His intention to bring judgment upon the nation for their persistent sin and rebellion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nation_of_judah.htm">The Nation of Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which had fallen into idolatry and injustice. Despite repeated warnings from prophets like Jeremiah, the people continued in their sinful ways, prompting God's declaration of impending judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment.htm">Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The event or action that God is declaring He will bring upon Judah due to their unrepentant sin. This is a central theme in Jeremiah's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/injustice_and_idolatry.htm">Injustice and Idolatry</a></b><br>The specific sins that have provoked God's wrath. The people of Judah were guilty of turning away from God and oppressing the vulnerable, which are key reasons for the impending punishment.<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 righteous, and His judgments are always fair. We must understand that His punishment is a response to persistent sin and rebellion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has real consequences, both individually and collectively. The nation of Judah serves as a warning of what happens when a people turn away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>God's declarations of judgment are often accompanied by calls to repentance. We should heed these warnings and turn back to God before it's too late.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is sovereign over nations and history. His plans and purposes will prevail, and He will act to uphold His righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_accountability.htm">Personal Reflection and Accountability</a></b><br>We should examine our own lives for areas of sin and injustice, seeking God's forgiveness and striving to live in accordance with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jeremiah_5_14-17_match_babylonian_history.htm">Jeremiah 5:14-17 - How does an invading foreign nation align with archaeological evidence and recorded Babylonian conquests, or does the biblical narrative exaggerate historical details?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_10_20-23_fit_with_israel's_doom.htm">Isaiah 10:20-23: How do we reconcile this promise of a remnant's survival with other Old Testament passages predicting total destruction of Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_a_just_deity_allow_disasters.htm">Jeremiah 19:7 -- How can a loving or just deity sanction such extreme disasters upon an entire city, including the innocent, as portrayed here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_a_nation_for_one_king's_acts.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 28:19 say God directly punishes an entire nation for one king's actions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - A repetition of ver. 9 in the manner of a refrain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/5-29.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</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְקֹ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·qōḏ)</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">them for</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽעַל־</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">יְהֹוָ֑ה</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 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/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/5-29.htm">Jeremiah 5:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/5-29.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 5:29 Shall I not visit for these things? 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