Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to feed this people wormwood
New American Standard Bible
therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold,
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Look, I'll make these people eat wormwood and drink poisoned water.
A Conservative Version
Therefore thus says 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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood and give them bitter and poisonous water to drink.
Bible in Basic English
So the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, I will give them, even this people, bitter plants for food and bitter water for drink.
Darby Translation
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,
Julia Smith Translation
For this, thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel: Behold me causing this people to eat wormwood, and I gave them to drink water of poison.
King James 2000
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water poisonous to drink.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Look, I [am] feeding this people wormwood, and providing drink for them, water of poison,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and make them drink poisonous water.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore, thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them gall to drink.
NET Bible
So then, listen to what I, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all, say. 'I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment.
New Heart English Bible
therefore thus says 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.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore, Thus saith Yahweh of hosts, The God of Israel, Behold me! Feeding them, even this people, with wormwood, - And I will cause them to drink, poisoned water;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am causing them -- this people -- to eat wormwood, And I have caused them to drink water of gall,
Themes
Disobedience to God » Bitter results of, illustrated
Forsaking » The reward for forsaking the law
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Interlinear
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 9:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah's Failures
14
Instead, they followed the stubbornness of their hearts
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:14
Gather together; let us enter the fortified cities
and perish there,
for the Lord our God has destroyed
He has given us poisoned water to drink,
because we have sinned against the Lord.
Psalm 80:5
and gave them a full measure
of tears to drink.
Lamentations 3:15
satiated me with wormwood.
Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says concerning the prophets:
and give them poisoned water to drink,
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness
Deuteronomy 29:18
Be sure there is no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Be sure there is no root among you bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.
Psalm 60:3
You have given us wine to drink
that made us stagger.
Psalm 69:21
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.
Psalm 75:8
full of wine blended with spices, and He pours from it.
All the wicked of the earth will drink,
draining it to the dregs.
Isaiah 2:17
and the loftiness of men will be humbled;
the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
Isaiah 2:22
who has only the breath in his nostrils.
What is he really worth?
Jeremiah 25:15
This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and make all the nations I am sending you to, drink from it.
Lamentations 3:19
ז Zayin
the wormwood and the poison.
Revelation 8:11
The name of the star is Wormwood, and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.