So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife; None who touches her goes unpunished.
Jeremiah 5:9 - The Scriptures 2009 “Would I not punish them for this?” declares יהוה. “And would I not revenge Myself on such a nation as this? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? American Standard Version (1901) Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? Common English Bible The LORD declares: Shouldn’t I confront these acts? Shouldn’t I take revenge on such a nation? Catholic Public Domain Version Shall I not visit against these things, says the Lord? And shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation such as this? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? And shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation? |
So is he who goes in to his neighbour’s wife; None who touches her goes unpunished.
Therefore the Master declares, יהוה of hosts, the Mighty One of Yisra’ĕl, “Ah, I shall be eased of My adversaries, and I shall be avenged of My enemies.
“Among the smooth stones of the stream is your portion; they, they, are your lot! Also to them you have poured a drink offering, you have offered a grain offering. Am I comforted in these?
Therefore thus said יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl against the shepherds who feed My people, “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and have not tended them. See, I am punishing you for the evil of your deeds,” declares יהוה.
“For this city has been a cause for My displeasure and My wrath from the day that they built it, even to this day that I should remove it from before My face,
“And יהוה could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your deeds and because of the abominations which you did. Therefore your land is a ruin, an object of astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day.
“Go up on her walls and destroy, but do not make a complete end. Take away her branches, for they do not belong to יהוה.
Would I not punish them for this?’ declares יהוה. ‘Would I not revenge Myself on such a nation as this?’
Therefore I am filled with the wrath of יהוה. I have become weary of containing it. “Pour it out on the children outside, and on the company of young men together, for even husband and wife shall be taken, the aged and the very old.
For thus said יהוה of hosts, “Cut down her trees, and cast up a siege mound against Yerushalayim. She is the city to be punished, in whose midst there is only oppression.
“Their tongue is a slaying arrow. It speaks deceit – speaks peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he sets his ambush.
“Would I not punish them for this?” declares יהוה. “Would I not revenge Myself on such a nation as this?”
Your crookedness has been completed, O daughter of Tsiyon. He no longer prolongs your exile. He shall punish your crookedness, O daughter of Eḏom, He shall uncover your sins!
And My eye shall not pardon, nor would I spare. I give you according to your ways while your abominations are in your midst. And you shall know that I am יהוה who strikes.
“And I shall punish her for the days of the Ba‛als to which she burned incense and adorned herself with her rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, and forgot Me,” declares יהוה.
“As for My slaughterings: they slaughter flesh and they eat. יהוה shall not accept them. Now does He remember their crookedness and punish their sins. Let them return to Mitsrayim!
‘Thus the land became defiled, therefore I punished it for its crookedness, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.
‘And I shall bring against you a sword executing the vengeance of My covenant, and you shall gather together in your cities, and I shall send pestilence among you, and you shall be given into the hand of the enemy.
יהוה is a jealous and revenging Ěl, יהוה is a revenger and a possessor of wrath. יהוה takes vengeance on His adversaries, and He watches for His enemies.
Vengeance is Mine, and repayment, At the time their foot slips; For near is the day of their calamity, And the matters prepared are hastening to them.’
O nations, acclaim His people! For He avenges the blood of His servants, And returns vengeance to His adversaries, And shall pardon His land, His people.