‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, though I did not send them, and who say, “There will never be sword or famine in this land.” By sword and famine these prophets will meet their end.
Jeremiah 23:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says concerning the prophets: I am about to feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with [the bitterness of] wormwood and make them drink the [poisonous] water of gall, for from the [false] prophets of Jerusalem profaneness and ungodliness have gone forth into all the land. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land. Common English Bible Therefore, this is what the LORD of heavenly forces proclaims concerning the prophets: I’m going to feed them bitter food and give them poison to drink. Wickedness has spread from the prophets of Jerusalem throughout the land. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts to the prophets: "Behold, I will feed them absinthe, and I will give them gall to drink. For from the prophets of Jerusalem corruption has gone forth over the entire earth." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts to the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood and I will give them gall to drink: for from the prophets of Jerusalem corruption is gone forth into all the land. |
‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name, though I did not send them, and who say, “There will never be sword or famine in this land.” By sword and famine these prophets will meet their end.
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has destroyed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
Instead, they followed the stubbornness of their hearts and followed the Baals as their ancestors taught them.’
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to feed this people wormwood and give them poisonous water to drink.
Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.
He has laid siege against me, encircling me with bitterness and hardship.
On that day’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will banish the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink. But when he tasted it, he refused to drink it.
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.
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.