Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 5:28-29

"They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" — Jeremiah 5:28-29 (ASV)

They judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for these things?

Angels in heaven, God says to you, Shall I not visit for these things? And they answer, "Yes, Lord." Even to the devils in hell, he may put the same question. They are already smarting under his wrath, and he may say to them, Shall I not visit for these things?

And they also answer, "Yes." He puts the question to all intelligent beings who know what is right and true, Shall I not visit for these things? And they, with one consent, reply, "Yes, Lord; it must be so."