He has filledme with bitterness,He has mademe drunkwith wormwood.
"He will not allowme to getmy breath,But saturatesme with bitterness.
You have made Your peopleexperiencehardship;You have givenus wineto drinkthat makes us stagger.
I am reckonedamongthose who godownto the pit;I havebecomelike a manwithoutstrength,
"Thereforethussaysthe LORDof hostsconcerningthe prophets,'Behold,I am going to feedthem wormwoodAnd make them drinkpoisonouswater,For from the prophetsof JerusalemPollutionhas goneforthinto allthe land.'"
"You shall sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Drink,be drunk,vomit,falland risenomore becauseof the swordwhichI will sendamongyou."'
"Your waysand your deedsHave broughtthesethingsto you. Thisis your evil.Howbitter!Howit has touchedyour heart!"
but have walkedafterthe stubbornnessof their heartand afterthe Baals,as their fatherstaughtthem,"
thereforethussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"behold,I will feedthem, thispeople,with wormwoodand givethem poisonedwaterto drink.
Remembermy afflictionand my wandering,the wormwoodand bitterness.
She saidto them, "Do not callme Naomi;callme Mara,for the Almightyhas dealtverybitterlywith me.
