He has besiegedand encompassedme with bitternessand hardship.
"He has walledup my wayso that I cannotpass,And He has putdarknesson my paths.
They also gaveme gallfor my foodAnd for my thirstthey gaveme vinegarto drink.
"Thereforethussaysthe LORDof hostsconcerningthe prophets,'Behold,I am going to feedthem wormwoodAnd make them drinkpoisonouswater,For from the prophetsof JerusalemPollutionhas goneforthinto allthe land.'"
Whyare we sittingstill?Assembleyourselves, and let us gointo the fortifiedcitiesAnd let us perishthere,Becausethe LORDour Godhas doomedus And givenus poisonedwaterto drink,For we have sinnedagainst the LORD.
thereforethussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"behold,I will feedthem, thispeople,with wormwoodand givethem poisonedwaterto drink.
Remembermy afflictionand my wandering,the wormwoodand bitterness.
"But whenyou seeJerusalemsurroundedby armies,thenrecognizethat her desolationis near.
