John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 5:9

"Shall I not visit for these things? saith Jehovah; and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" — Jeremiah 5:9 (ASV)

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord For such adulteries and lasciviousness, and that in a way of punishment. The Targum adds, ``to bring evil upon them;'' the evil of punishment for the evil of sin:

and shall not my soul be avenged upon such a nation as this ? which cannot delight in sin, but hates it; and therefore must punish for it; vindictive and punitive justice is essential to God; as sin is contrary to his nature, it is agreeable to it to punish for it; he cannot but do it; and he does avenge all sin, either on the sinner himself, or on his surety.