Jeremiah 5:9

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

"Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" - Jeremiah 5:9
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What does Jeremiah 5:9 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 5:9 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" This verse comes from the book of Jeremiah, a major prophet in the Old Testament. Jeremiah was…

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Divine Justice: A Call for Reflection and Repentance

In the book of Jeremiah, we are confronted with the powerful words of the Lord as He addresses the people of Judah through His prophet. Jeremiah 5:9, as stated in the King James Version (KJV), proclaims, "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteousness

Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your presence in a world that seems overwhelmed with wickedness and injustice. Your Word in Jeremiah 5:9 reminds us of Your righteous judgment: "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my…

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Jeremiah 5:9 - "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
Jeremiah 9:5 - "And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity."
Jeremiah 10:5
Jeremiah 36:5 - "And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:"
Jeremiah 9:9 - "¶ Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"
"And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity." - Jeremiah 9:5
Prophet Jeremiah 1:5
Jeremiah 28:5 - "Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,"
Jeremiah 18:5 - "Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:30 - "¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;"
Jeremiah 5:20 - "Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,"
Jeremiah 5:16 - "Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men."
Jeremiah 38:9 (KJVA) 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Jeremiah 5:2 - "And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely."
Jeremiah 5:23 - "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone."
Jeremiah 38:9 (KJVA) 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
Jeremiah 13:5 - "So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me."
Jeremiah 14:5 - "Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass."
Jeremiah 52:5 - "So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah."
Jeremiah 17:9 - "¶ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Jeremiah 17:9 (KJVA) 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9 (KJVA) 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah 42:5 - "Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us."
Jeremiah 18:9 - "And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;"
Jeremiah 26:9 - "Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD."
Jeremiah 5:18 - "Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you."
Jeremiah 29:5 - "¶ Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;"
Jeremiah 30:5 - "For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace."
Jeremiah 6:5 - "Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces."