“Shouldn’t I punish for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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“Shouldn’t I punish for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Jeremiah 5:29 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 5:9 Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
- Malachi 3:5 I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says Yahweh of Armies.
- James 5:4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.
- Jeremiah 9:9 Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says Yahweh. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such as this?
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain He repeats what we have before noticed, so there…
He repeats what we have before noticed, so there is no need of an explanation. But the repetition is not without its use; for the Jews had become so torpid, that all reproofs and threatenings were regarded with indifference. Hence God rouses them with great vehemence, Shall I not, he says, visit for these things? He takes it for granted, that we ought to be fully persuaded, that he is the judge of the world. It is the proper office of a judge to punish the wicked, and also to relieve the helpless and the oppressed, and to check the audacity of those who allow themselves every liberty. God then reasons here from his own nature and office, as though he had said, “Since I am God, can I suffer so much impiety and wantonness to prevail unpunished among my people?” Then he adds —
On such a nation as this, shall not avenged be my soul?
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God transfers here to himself, as we have said elsewhere, what does not strictly belong to him; but it is the same as though he had said, “There is no one among earthly judges so void of feeling as to bear such indignities; for when the judge sees that he is treated with contempt by the wicked, is he not provoked?” Avenged then shall be my soul; as though he said, that he is not so soft, or so slothful, or so careless, as not to take vengeance on such wanton contempt. It follows —
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jer 5:29 Shall I not visit for these [things]?…
Jer 5:29 Shall I not visit for these [things]? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Ver. 29. Shall I not visit?] See Jer 5:9.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain It is expressed as a thing taken for granted,…
It is expressed as a thing taken for granted, he certainly will. Can I be a God, and wink at such things? It cannot be. See this explained Jer 5:9.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Shall I not visit for these things?.... See Gill…
Shall I not visit for these things?.... See Gill on Jer 5:9.
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jer 5:30A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land. What may justly raise admiration in some, and horror in others, or both in all: it is so amazing that it can hardly be conceived of, and so shameful and filthy as not to be expressed; what it is follows:
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Nation? It is contrary to God’s justice not to…
Nation? It is contrary to God’s justice not to punish the guilty. (Worthington)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain (Jer 5:9; Mal 3:5).
(Jer 5:9; Mal 3:5).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 29. The refrain taken up again from Jer_5:9.
29. The refrain taken up again from Jer_5:9.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain A repetition of ver. 9 in the manner of…
A repetition of ver. 9 in the manner of a refrain.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:29-31 The people’s sins (5:26-28) fully justified the Lord’s…
5:29-31 The people’s sins (5:26-28) fully justified the Lord’s punishment, but the religious leaders committed several more. The prophets told lies and called them prophecies from the Lord (14:14; Ezek 13:6). The priests, assigned to serve the people, had become tyrants who dominated the people with an iron hand. Amazingly, the people approved of their leaders’ new roles, even though this situation left them unprepared for the doom descending upon them (Mic 2:11).
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