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Jeremiah 5:9–10

Because of these things shall I not punish?” declaresg Yahweh,

“and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?

10 Go up through her vineyards and destroy,

but you must not make complete destruction.

Remove her branches,

for they are not to Yahweh.

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Jeremiah 5:9–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

Should I not punish them for this?”

declares the Lord.

“Should I not avenge myself

on such a nation as this?

10 “Go through her vineyards and ravage them,

but do not destroy them completely.

Strip off her branches,

for these people do not belong to the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Shall I not punish them for these things?

declares the Lord;

and shall I not avenge myself

on a nation such as this?

10 “Go up through her vine rows and destroy,

but make not a full end;

strip away her branches,

for they are not the Lord’s.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the Lord’s.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord.

“Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?

10 “Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines,

leaving a scattered few alive.

Strip the branches from the vines,

for these people do not belong to the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord.

“And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

10 “Go up on her walls and destroy,

But do not make a complete end.

Take away her branches,

For they are not the Lord’s.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord.

“Shouldn’t I give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves?

10 “Go along and cut down Judah’s vineyards,

but do not completely destroy them.

Cut off all her people as if they were branches,

because they do not belong to the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

10 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah’s.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah, and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

10 Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end; take away her battlements, for they are not Jehovah’s.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I will punish them for these things,” declares the Lord

“I will punish this nation. 

10 “Go among Jerusalem’s rows of grapevines and destroy them, 

but don’t destroy all of them. 

Cut off the branches because they don’t belong to the Lord

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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?

10 Go up among her vineyard terraces and destroy them,

but do not finish them off.

Prune away her shoots,

for they do not belong to the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Shall I not punish them for these things?

says the Lord;

and shall I not bring retribution

on a nation such as this?

10 Go up through her vine-rows and destroy,

but do not make a full end;

strip away her branches,

for they are not the Lord’s.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Shouldn’t I punish them for that?”

announces the Lord.

“Shouldn’t I pay back the nation

that does those things?

10 “Armies of Babylonia, go through their vineyards and destroy them.

But do not destroy them completely.

Strip off their branches.

Those people do not belong to me.

Jeremiah 5:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Shall I not punish these people,declares the Lord,

“And on a nation such as this

Shall I not avenge Myself?

10 Go up through her vine rows and destroy,

But do not execute a complete destruction;

Strip away her branches,

For they are not the Lord’s.


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