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.
Jeremiah 9:9 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall I not visit them for these things, saith the Lord? Or shall not my soul be revenged on such a nation? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: 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. Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? American Standard Version (1901) Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? Common English Bible Shouldn’t I punish them for this? declares the LORD; shouldn’t I avenge such a nation? Catholic Public Domain Version Shall I not visit upon them concerning these things, says the Lord? Or shall my soul not take vengeance on a nation of this kind? English Standard Version 2016 Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this? |
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.
What will you do in the day of visitation, and of the calamity which cometh from afar? To whom will ye flee for help? And where will ye leave your glory?
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?
They have laid it waste, and it hath mourned for me. With desolation is all the land made desolate, because there is none that considereth in the heart.
How long shall the land mourn and the herb of every field wither for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? The beasts and the birds are consumed: because they have said: He shall not see our last end.
I beheld, and lo there was no man: and all the birds of the air were gone.
Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? Or shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?
Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord? And shall not my soul take revenge on such a nation?
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth in it shall languish with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together.
To thee, O Lord, will I cry: because fire hath devoured the beautiful places of the wilderness, and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the country.
Hear ye this word, which I take up concerning you for a lamentation. The house of Israel is fallen, and it shall rise no more.
The virgin of Israel is cast down upon her land, there is none to raise her up.