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Jeremiah 9:15

Judgment

13 And the LORD answered, “It is because they have forsaken My law, which I set before them; they have not walked in it or obeyed My voice.

14 Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.

16 I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”

17 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
WEB
Therefore the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.
ASV
therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
DARBY
therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink,
BLB
Therefore thus says YHWH of Hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will feed them—this people—with wormwood, and give them to drink water of gall!
ÅB
derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg gir dette folk malurt å spise og beskt vann å drikke,
OTB
Derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud: "Se, jeg vil få dette folket til å spise bitter mat og drikke forgiftet vann.
B1930
derfor sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg gir dette folk malurt å ete og beskt vann å drikke,

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 8:14

    Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

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  • Psalms 80:5

    You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

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  • Lamentations 3:15

    He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.

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  • Jeremiah 23:15

    Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”

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  • Jeremiah 25:15

    This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

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  • Isaiah 2:22

    Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

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  • Psalms 69:21

    They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

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  • Isaiah 2:17

    So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,

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