Jeremiah 5:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Shall I not punishאֶפְקֹ֖ד
(ef·kod)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
theseאֵ֥לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
[people]," declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD,יְהֹוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"And on a nationבְּגֹ֣וי
(be·go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
suchאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
as thisכָּזֶ֔ה
(ka·zeh,)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
Shall I not avengeתִתְנַקֵּ֖ם
(tit·nak·kem)
5358: to avenge, take vengeancea prim. root
Myself?נַפְשִֽׁי׃
(naf·shi.)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Shall I not visit
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
for these things saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and shall not my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
be avenged
naqam  (naw-kam')
to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), surely, take vengeance.
on such a nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
as this
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Shall I not punish these people," declares the LORD, "And on a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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?

International Standard Version
"Should I not punish them for these things?" asks the LORD, "And on a nation like this, should I not seek retribution?"

NET Bible
I will surely punish them for doing such things!" says the LORD. "I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will punish them for these things," declares the LORD. "I will punish this nation.

King James 2000 Bible
Shall I not punish for these things? says the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
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