Jeremiah 5:29

Bible in Basic English

Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Should I not punish them for these things?

Hebrew Names Version
Shall I not visit for these things? says the LORD; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

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?

English Standard Version
Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord , and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?"

New American Standard Bible
'Shall I not punish them for these things?' declares the LORD, 'Or shall I not avenge Myself On a nation such as this?'

New Century Version
Shouldn't I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?" says the Lord . "Shouldn't I give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves?

Amplified Bible
'Shall I not punish them [for these things]?' says the LORD. 'Shall I not avenge Myself On such a nation as this?'

World English Bible
Shall I not visit for these things? says Yahweh; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Geneva Bible (1587)
Shall I not visite for these things, sayth the Lord? or shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this?

Legacy Standard Bible
Shall I not punish these people?' declares Yahweh,‘On a nation such as thisShall I not avenge Myself?'

Berean Standard Bible
Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

Contemporary English Version
You need to be punished, and so I will take revenge.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Should I not punish for this?" asks Adonai . "Should I not be avenged on a nation like this?

Darby Translation
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Easy-to-Read Version
Should I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?" This message is from the Lord . "You know I should punish a nation such as this. I should give it the punishment it deserves.

George Lamsa Translation
Shall I not punish for these things? says the LORD; shall I not avenge myself on such a people as this?

Good News Translation
"But I, the Lord , will punish them for these things; I will take revenge on this nation.

Lexham English Bible
Because of these things shall I not punish?" declares Yahweh, "and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?

Literal Translation
Shall I not visit for these things , declares Jehovah? Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Shulde I not punysh these thinges, saieth the LORDE? Shulde I not be avenged of all soch people, as these be?

American Standard Version
Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

King James Version (1611)
Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord ? shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation as this?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Should I not punishe these thinges saith the Lorde? should not I be auenged of all suche people as these be?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether Y schal not visite on these thingis, seith the Lord, ether schal not my soule take veniaunce on sich a folk?

Update Bible Version
Shall I not visit for these things? says Yahweh; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Webster's Bible Translation
Shall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

New English Translation
I will certainly punish them for doing such things!" says the Lord . "I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!

New King James Version
Shall I not punish them for these things?' says the LORD. "Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?'

New Living Translation
Should I not punish them for this?" says the Lord . "Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?

New Life Bible
"Should I not punish these people?" says the Lord. "Should I not punish a nation such as this?"

New Revised Standard
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord , and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Upon these things, shall I not bring punishment? Demandeth Yahweh. Or, on a nation such as this, shall not my soul avenge herself?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?

Revised Standard Version
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?"

Young's Literal Translation
For these do not I inspect, an affirmation of Jehovah, On a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Shall I not punish these people?' declares the LORD, 'On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?'

Contextual Overview

²⁵ Through your evil-doing these things have been turned away, and your sins have kept back good from you. ²⁶ For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it. ²⁷ As the fowl-house is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: for this reason they have become great and have got wealth. ²⁸ They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights. ²⁹ Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this? ³⁰ A thing of wonder and fear has come about in the land; ³¹ The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?

Bible Verse Review
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Jeremiah 5:9, Jeremiah 9:9, Malachi 3:5, James 5:4

Reciprocal: Exodus 32:34 - the day Leviticus 18:25 - therefore Deuteronomy 1:17 - ye shall hear 2 Kings 17:13 - all Ezra 5:12 - But after Isaiah 1:23 - they judge Isaiah 65:7 - therefore Jeremiah 1:16 - And I Jeremiah 6:15 - at the time Jeremiah 11:23 - the year Jeremiah 17:4 - and I Jeremiah 23:2 - I Jeremiah 44:3 - of their Lamentations 1:5 - for

Cross-References

Genesis 5:8
And all the years of Seth's life were nine hundred and twelve: and he came to his end.

Genesis 5:9
And Enosh was ninety years old when he became the father of Kenan:

Genesis 5:11
And all the years of Enosh were nine hundred and five: and he came to his end.

Genesis 5:12
And Kenan was seventy years old when he became the father of Mahalalel:

Genesis 5:17
And all the years of Mahalalel's life were eight hundred and ninety-five: and he came to his end.

Genesis 5:19
And Jared went on living after the birth of Enoch for eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:26
And after the birth of Lamech, Methuselah went on living for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:27
And all the years of Methuselah's life were nine hundred and sixty-nine: and he came to his end.

Genesis 7:23
Every living thing on the face of all the earth, man and cattle and things moving on the face of the earth, and birds of the air, came to destruction: only Noah and those who were with him in the ark, were kept from death.

Genesis 9:24
And, awaking from his wine, Noah saw what his youngest son had done to him, and he said,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Shall I not visit for these things?....

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Against the God

(1) of Creation Jeremiah 5:22, and

(2) of Providence Jeremiah 5:24,

They sin, not merely by apostasy, but by a general immorality extending to all classes Jeremiah 5:25-28. It is in this immorality that their idolatry has its root.

Jeremiah 5:22

The sea is the symbol of restless and indomitable energy, chafing against all resistance, and dashing to pieces the works whereby man endeavors to restrain its fury. Yet God has imposed upon it laws which it must obey, and keeps it in its appointed place, not by barriers of iron but by a belt of sand. Modern science has shown that the resisting power of sand is enormous. A wave which would shatter rocks fails powerless upon sand.

Can they not prevail - The opposite of “thou couldest” Jeremiah 3:5. The sea, the mightiest of God’s works, cannot prevail, cannot break God’s laws, because He has not endowed it with free-will. Man, physically impotent, can prevail, because, being made in God’s image, he is free.

Jeremiah 5:23

The heart, or will of the Jews was first “revolting,” literally a will that “drew back” from God, because it disliked His service; and secondly it was “rebellious,” a will that actively resisted Him. Compare Deuteronomy 21:18, Deuteronomy 21:20.

Jeremiah 5:24

As God’s Providence addresses itself chiefly to the thoughtful, Jeremiah says in their heart. By the intelligent study of God’s dealings men perceive that they are not merely acts of power but also of love.

The appointed weeks - literally, He guardeth, maintaineth, for us the weeks which are the statutes or settled laws “of the harvest.” These were the seven weeks from the Passover to Pentecost, and were as important for the ingathering of the crops as the rainy seasons for their nourishment.

Jeremiah 5:25

It was not that the rains did not fall, or that the harvest weeks were less bright; the good was there, but the wickedness of the community blocked up the channels, through which it shou d have reached the people. The lawlessness and injustice of the times kept the mass of the people in poverty.

Jeremiah 5:26

Rather, he spieth about like the crouching down of fowlers; they have set the fatal snare; “they catch men.”

Trap - literally, “The destroyer;” it was probably a gin, which strangled the birds caught in it.

Jeremiah 5:27

Deceit - The wealth gained by deceit and fraud.

Jeremiah 5:28

Fatness is admired in the East as a sign of wealth.

They shine - This word is used of the sleekness of the skin, soft and smooth as ivory.

They overpass the deeds of the wicked - literally, “They have overpassed words of wickedness,” i. e., they go to excess in wickedness.

Yet they prosper - Or, that they (the orphans) may prosper, enjoy their rights.

Jeremiah 5:30

Rather, A terrible “and horrible thing” has happened “in the land.”

Jeremiah 5:31

Bear rule by their means - Rather, “The priests” rule at their hands, i. e., govern according to their false prophecies, guidance, and directions.

My people love to have it so - False teaching lightens the yoke of God’s Law, and removes His fear from the conscience: and with this, man is ready to be content.