9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 5:9:1 ⧉הַֽעַל־אֵ֥לֶּהhaalelehon these Jeremiah 5:9:2 ⧉לוֹא־אֶפְקֹ֖דloefkodshall I not attend to or punish Jeremiah 5:9:3 ⧉נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑הneumyahwehdeclaration of the LORD Jeremiah 5:9:4 ⧉וְאִם֙veimand if Jeremiah 5:9:5 ⧉בְּג֣וֹיbegoyagainst a nation Jeremiah 5:9:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־כָּזֶ֔הasherkazehwhich is like this Jeremiah 5:9:7 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Jeremiah 5:9:8 ⧉תִתְנַקֵּ֖םtitnakemshall take vengeance Jeremiah 5:9:9 ⧉נַפְשִֽׁי׃סnafshimy soul or myself |
9. Formal Translation Shall I not punish these things? says the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}; and on a nation such as this, shall not My soul take vengeance? |
9. Dynamic Translation Should I hold back from punishing these things? asks the LORD {Yahweh, Justice Bringer}. Should I not let My soul take vengeance on a nation like this? |