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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
העל אלה לא אפקד בם נאם יהוה אם בגוי אשר כזה לא תתנקם נפשי
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
h`l Alh lA Apqd bm nAm yhvh Am bgvy ASHr kzh lA ttnqm npSHy

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
numquid super his non visitabo dicit Dominus aut in gentem huiuscemodi non ulciscetur anima mea

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Shall I not visit them for these things? said the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Shall I not visit them for these things? says the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Authorized (King James) Version   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
New King James Version   
Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. “Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”
21st Century King James Version   
Shall I not visit them for these things?” saith the Lord. “Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Darby Bible Translation   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Shall I not visit them for these things, saith the Lord? or shall not my soul be revenged on such a nation?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the LORD, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
God's Word   
I will punish them for these things, declares the LORD. I will punish this nation. I still won't be satisfied.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
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?
International Standard Version   
Should I not punish them for these things?" asks the LORD, "and should I not avenge myself on a nation like this?"
NET Bible   
I will certainly punish them for doing such things!" says the LORD. "I will certainly bring retribution on such a nation as this!"
New American Standard Bible   
"Shall I not punish them for these things?" declares the LORD. "On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?
New International Version   
Should I not punish them for this?" declares the LORD. "Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?"
New Living Translation   
Should I not punish them for this?" says the LORD. "Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?"
Webster's Bible Translation   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
The World English Bible   
Shall I not visit them for these things? says Yahweh; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
EasyEnglish Bible   
I must certainly punish them for what they have done. I will pay back this wicked nation for their sins.’ That is what the Lord says.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For these things do not I see after them? An affirmation of Jehovah, Against a nation such as this doth not My soul avenge itself?
New Life Version   
Should I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. “Should I not make a nation such as this pay for its sins?
The Voice Bible   
Should I not punish them for what they do? Should I not repay a nation that acts this way?
Living Bible   
Should not I punish them for such things as this?” asks the Lord. “Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”
New Catholic Bible   
For such deceitful dealings shall I not punish them, says the Lord, and shall I not exact vengeance on such a nation?
Legacy Standard Bible   
Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares Yahweh. “On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Christian Standard Bible   
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?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord. Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
New Century Version   
Shouldn’t I punish the people for doing this?” says the Lord. “Shouldn’t I give a nation like this the punishment it deserves?”
The Message   
Therefore, God-of-the-Angel-Armies says: “Watch this! I’ll melt them down and see what they’re made of. What else can I do with a people this wicked? Their tongues are poison arrows! Deadly lies stream from their mouths. Neighbor greets neighbor with a smile, ‘Good morning! How’re things?’ while scheming to do away with him. Do you think I’m going to stand around and do nothing?” God’s Decree. “Don’t you think I’ll take serious measures against a people like this?
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Shall I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?
Good News Translation®   
Will I not punish them for these things? Will I not take revenge on a nation like this? I, the Lord, have spoken.”
Wycliffe Bible   
Whether I shall not visit on these things, saith the Lord, either shall not my soul take vengeance on such a folk? (Shall I not punish them for these things, saith the Lord, or shall not my soul take vengeance upon such a nation?)
Contemporary English Version   
Give me one good reason not to punish them as they deserve. I, the Lord All-Powerful, have spoken.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord, and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?
Common English Bible © 2011   
Shouldn’t I punish them for this? declares the Lord; shouldn’t I avenge such a nation?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. “Shall I not avenge Myself On such a nation as this?
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Shall I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord, and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
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.
New American Standard Bible   
Shall I not punish them for these things?” declares the Lord. “Shall I not avenge Myself On a nation such as this?
The Expanded Bible   
Shouldn’t I punish the people [C of Judah] for doing this?” says the Lord. “Shouldn’t I ·give a nation like this the punishment [L get revenge on a nation as] it deserves?”
Tree of Life Version   
For the mountains I lift up weeping and wailing, a lament for the desert pastures. For they are so scorched that no one passes through— the lowing of cattle is not heard. The birds of the air have fled and the animals are gone.
Revised Standard Version   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not avenge myself on a nation such as this?
New International Reader's Version   
Shouldn’t I punish them for this?” announces the Lord. “Shouldn’t I pay back the nation that does these things?”
BRG Bible   
Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Complete Jewish Bible   
I weep and wail for the mountains and lament over the desert pastures, because they have been burned up; no one passes through; they no longer hear the sound of cattle; the birds and wild animals have fled, are gone.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord; and shall I not bring retribution on a nation such as this?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Shall I not visit them [in punishment] for these things? saith Hashem. Shall not My Nefesh be avenged on such a Goy (nation) as this?
Names of God Bible   
I will punish them for these things, declares Yahweh. I will punish this nation. I still won’t be satisfied.
Modern English Version   
Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord. Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Easy-to-Read Version   
Should I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” This message is from the Lord. “You know I should punish a nation such as this. I should give it the punishment it deserves.”
International Children’s Bible   
Shouldn’t I punish the people for doing this?” says the Lord. “Shouldn’t I give them the punishment they deserve?”
Lexham English Bible   
Because of these things shall I not punish them?” declares Yahweh, “On a nation that is like this shall I not take revenge?
New International Version - UK   
Should I not punish them for this?’ declares the Lord. ‘Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?’