Jeremiah 5:9
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Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? and shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?

I not visit.

Jeremiah 5:29 Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?

Jeremiah 9:9 Shall I not visit them for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul be revenged on such a nation?

Jeremiah 23:2 Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to the pastors that feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold I will visit upon you for the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.

Lamentations 4:22 Thau. Thy iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Sion, he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he hath visited thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he hath discovered thy sins.

Hosea 2:13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, to whom she burnt incense, and decked herself out with her earrings, and with her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the Lord.

Hosea 8:13 They shall offer victims, they shall sacrifice flesh, and shall eat it, and the Lord will not receive them: now will he remember their iniquity, and will visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.

and shall.

Jeremiah 44:22 So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which you have committed: therefore your land is become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

Leviticus 26:25 And I will bring in upon you the sword that shall avenge my covenant. And when you shall flee into the cities, I will send the pestilence in the midst of you. And you shall be delivered into the hands of your enemies,

Deuteronomy 32:35,43 Revenge is mine, and I will repay them in due time, that their foot may slide: the day of destruction is at hand, and the time makes haste to come. . . .

Isaiah 1:24 Therefore saith the Lord the God of hosts, the mighty one of Israel: Ah! I will comfort myself over my adversaries: and I will be revenged of my enemies.

Ezekiel 5:13-15 And I will accomplish my fury, and will cause my indignation to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I shall have accomplished my indignation in them. . . .

Ezekiel 7:9 And my eye shall not spare, neither will I shew mercy: but I will lay thy ways upon thee, and thy abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and you shall know that I am the Lord that strike.

Nahum 1:2 The Lord is a jealous God, and a revenger: the Lord is a revenger, and hath wrath: the Lord taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he is angry with his enemies.

Context
No One is Just
8They are become as amorous horses and stallions: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife. 9Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? and shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?10Scale the walls thereof, and throw them down, but do not utterly destroy: take away the branches thereof, because they are not the Lord's.…
Cross References
Isaiah 57:6
In the parts of the torrent is thy portion, this is thy lot: and thou hast poured out libations to them, thou hast offered sacrifice. Shall I not be angry at these things?

Jeremiah 5:10
Scale the walls thereof, and throw them down, but do not utterly destroy: take away the branches thereof, because they are not the Lord's.

Jeremiah 5:29
Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?

Jeremiah 9:9
Shall I not visit them for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul be revenged on such a nation?

Jeremiah 32:31
For this city hath been to me a provocation and indignation from the day that they built it, until this day, in which it shall be taken out of my sight.

Lamentations 3:42
Nun. We have done wickedly, and provoked thee to wrath: therefore thou art inexorable.

Lexicon
Should I not
לוֹא־ (lō·w-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

punish
אֶפְקֹ֖ד (’ep̄·qōḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

them for
הַֽעַל־ (ha·‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

these things?”
אֵ֥לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהֹוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“Should I not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

avenge
תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם (ṯiṯ·naq·qêm)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish

Myself
נַפְשִֽׁי׃ (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

on such a nation
בְּג֣וֹי (bə·ḡō·w)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

as this?
כָּזֶ֔ה (kā·zeh)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that


Additional Translations
Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?Shall I not visit for these things? said the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

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

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this.

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

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

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

Shouldn't I punish them for these things?" says Yahweh; "and shouldn't my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

For these do I not lay a charge? An affirmation of Jehovah, And on a nation such as this, Doth not My soul avenge itself?
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