Jeremiah 5:9

New American Bible - revised edition

Should I not punish them for this?—oracle of the Lord; on a nation like this should I not take vengeance?

Cross References

Jeremiah 9:9

Over the mountains I shall break out in cries of lamentation, over the pastures in the wilderness, in a dirge: They are scorched, and no one crosses them, no sound of lowing cattle; Birds of the air as well as beasts, all have fled and are gone.

Jeremiah 5:29

Shall I not punish these things?—oracle of the Lord; on a nation such as this shall I not take vengeance?

Nahum 1:2

A jealous and avenging God is the Lord, an avenger is the Lord, full of wrath; The Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries, and rages against his enemies;

Hosea 8:13

They love sacrifice, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their guilt and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

Hosea 2:13

I will put an end to all her joy, her festivals, her new moons, her sabbaths— all her seasonal feasts.

Ezekiel 7:9

My eye will not spare, nor will I take pity; I will hold your conduct against you since your abominations remain within you, then you shall know that it is I, the Lord, who strikes.

Lamentations 4:22

Your punishment is completed, daughter Zion, the Lord will not prolong your exile; The Lord will punish your iniquity, daughter Edom, will lay bare your sins.

Jeremiah 44:22

The Lord could no longer bear the evil of your deeds, the abominations you were doing; then your land became a waste, a horror, a curse, without even one inhabitant, as it is today.

Jeremiah 23:2

Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, against the shepherds who shepherd my people: You have scattered my sheep and driven them away. You have not cared for them, but I will take care to punish your evil deeds.

Isaiah 1:24

Now, therefore, says the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah! I will take vengeance on my foes and fully repay my enemies!

Deuteronomy 32:43

Exult with him, you heavens, bow to him, all you divine beings! For he will avenge the blood of his servants, take vengeance on his foes; He will requite those who hate him, and purge his people’s land.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is mine and recompense, for the time they lose their footing; Because the day of their disaster is at hand and their doom is rushing upon them!

Leviticus 26:25

I will bring against you the sword, the avenger of my covenant. Though you then huddle together in your cities, I will send pestilence among you, till you are delivered to the enemy.

Isaiah 57:6

Among the smooth stones of the wadi is your portion, they, they are your allotment; Indeed, you poured out a drink offering to them, and brought up grain offerings. With these things, should I be appeased?

Jeremiah 5:10

Climb her terraces, and ravage them, destroy them completely. Tear away her tendrils, they do not belong to the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:31

This city has so stirred my anger and wrath, from the day it was built to this day, that I must put it out of my sight,

Lamentations 3:42

We have rebelled and been obstinate; you have not forgiven us.

Leviticus 18:25

And so the land has become defiled, and I have punished it for its wickedness, and the land has vomited out its inhabitants.

Proverbs 6:29

So with him who sleeps with another’s wife— none who touches her shall go unpunished.

Jeremiah 6:6

For thus says the Lord of hosts: Hew down her trees, throw up a siege mound against Jerusalem. Woe to the city marked for punishment; there is nothing but oppression within her!

Jeremiah 6:11

But the wrath of the Lord brims up within me, I am weary of holding it in. I will pour it out upon the child in the street, upon the young men gathered together. Yes, husband and wife will be taken, elder with ancient.

Jeremiah 9:8

Should I not punish them for these deeds—oracle of the Lord; on a nation such as this should I not take vengeance?