Jeremiah 23:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You prophets in Jerusalem have spread evil everywhere. That's why I, the LORD, promise to give you bitter poison to eat and drink.

Cross References

Psalm 69:21

Enemies poisoned my food, and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar.

Jeremiah 14:15

Those lying prophets say there will be peace and plenty of food. But I say that those same prophets will die from war and hunger.

Jeremiah 8:14

The people of Judah say to each other, “What are we waiting for? Let's run to a town with walls and die there. We rebelled against the LORD, and we were sentenced to die by drinking poison.

Jeremiah 9:14

They were stubborn and worshipped Baal, just as their ancestors did.

Jeremiah 9:15

So I, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, promise them poison to eat and drink.

Lamentations 3:15

God has turned my life sour.

Lamentations 3:19

Just thinking of my troubles and my lonely wandering makes me miserable.

Lamentations 3:5

He attacked and surrounded me with hardships and trouble;

Zechariah 13:2

The LORD All-Powerful says: When that time comes, I will get rid of every idol in the country, and they will be forgotten for ever. I will also do away with their prophets and those evil spirits that control them.

Matthew 27:34

There they gave Jesus some wine mixed with a drug to ease the pain. But when Jesus tasted what it was, he refused to drink it.

Deuteronomy 29:18

So make sure that everyone in your tribe remains faithful to the LORD and never starts worshipping gods of other nations. If even one of you worships idols, you will be like the root of a plant that produces bitter, poisonous fruit.

Revelation 8:11

The name of the star was Bitter, and a third of the water turned bitter. Many people died because the water was so bitter.