Jeremiah 9:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 9:9

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BSB

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?”

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Shouldn’t I punish them for these things?” says the LORD. “Shouldn’t my soul be avenged on a nation such as this?

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 9

⁷ Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?

⁸ 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.

⁹ Should I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”

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