Jeremiah 8:14

New Living Translation

“Then the people will say, ‘Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:6

Then David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bicri is going to hurt us more than Absalom did. Quick, take my troops and chase after him before he gets into a fortified town where we can’t reach him.”

Psalm 39:2

But as I stood there in silence— not even speaking of good things— the turmoil within me grew worse.

Psalm 69:21

But instead, they give me poison for food; they offer me sour wine for my thirst.

Isaiah 47:5

“O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

Jeremiah 14:20

Lord, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 14:7

The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, Lord, but help us for the sake of your own reputation. We have turned away from you and sinned against you again and again.

Jeremiah 23:15

Therefore, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink. For it is because of Jerusalem’s prophets that wickedness has filled this land.”

Jeremiah 3:25

Let us now lie down in shame and cover ourselves with dishonor, for we and our ancestors have sinned against the Lord our God. From our childhood to this day we have never obeyed him.”

Jeremiah 35:11

But when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked this country, we were afraid of the Babylonian and Syrian armies. So we decided to move to Jerusalem. That is why we are here.”

Jeremiah 9:14

Instead, they have stubbornly followed their own desires and worshiped the images of Baal, as their ancestors taught them.

Jeremiah 9:15

So now, this is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink.

Lamentations 3:19

The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter beyond words.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when he said, ‘I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people.’” And Aaron was silent.

Amos 6:10

And when a relative who is responsible to dispose of the dead goes into the house to carry out the bodies, he will ask the last survivor, “Is anyone else with you?” When the person begins to swear, “No, by . . . ,” he will interrupt and say, “Stop! Don’t even mention the name of the Lord.”)

Habakkuk 2:20

But the Lord is in his holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.”

Zechariah 2:13

Be silent before the Lord, all humanity, for he is springing into action from his holy dwelling.”

Matthew 27:34

The soldiers gave Jesus wine mixed with bitter gall, but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink it.

Deuteronomy 29:18

I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you—no man, woman, clan, or tribe—will turn away from the Lord our God to worship these gods of other nations, and so that no root among you bears bitter and poisonous fruit.

Deuteronomy 32:32

Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom, from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison, and their clusters are bitter.