Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore, Thus saith Yahweh of hosts, The God of Israel, Behold me! Feeding them, even this people, with wormwood, - And I will cause them to drink, poisoned water;
New American Standard Bible
therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold,
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Holman Bible
Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to feed this people wormwood
International Standard Version
Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: "Look, I'll make these people eat wormwood and drink poisoned water.
A Conservative Version
Therefore thus says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
American Standard Version
therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Amplified
therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood and give them bitter and poisonous water to drink.
Bible in Basic English
So the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, I will give them, even this people, bitter plants for food and bitter water for drink.
Darby Translation
therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink,
Julia Smith Translation
For this, thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel: Behold me causing this people to eat wormwood, and I gave them to drink water of poison.
King James 2000
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water poisonous to drink.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, "Look, I [am] feeding this people wormwood, and providing drink for them, water of poison,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and make them drink poisonous water.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore, thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them gall to drink.
NET Bible
So then, listen to what I, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all, say. 'I will make these people eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment.
New Heart English Bible
therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Webster
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
World English Bible
therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am causing them -- this people -- to eat wormwood, And I have caused them to drink water of gall,
Themes
Disobedience to God » Bitter results of, illustrated
Forsaking » The reward for forsaking the law
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Interlinear
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 9:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah's Failures
14 But have gone their way, After the stubbornness of their own heart, - And after the Baals which their fathers taught them, 15 Therefore, Thus saith Yahweh of hosts, The God of Israel, Behold me! Feeding them, even this people, with wormwood, - And I will cause them to drink, poisoned water; 16 And will scatter them among the nations, which neither they nor their fathers, have known, - And will send after them the sword, until I have consumed them.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:14
Why are, well sitting still? Gather yourselves together and let us enter the defenced cities And let us be silent there, - For, Yahweh our God, hath put us to silence And made us drink poisoned water, Because we have sinned against Yahweh.
Psalm 80:5
Thou hast fed them with the food of tears, And hast caused them to drink the water of weeping in threefold abundance.
Lamentations 3:15
He hath sated me with bitter things, hath drenched me with wormwood.
Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts Concerning the prophets, - Behold me! Feeding them with wormwood, And I will cause them to drink poisoned water, - For from the prophets of Jerusalem, hath there gone forth profanity unto all the land.
Deuteronomy 29:18
Lest there be among you - a man or a woman or a family or a tribe, whose heart is turning to-day, from Yahweh our God, to go and serve the gods of those nations, - lest there be among you a root fruitful of poison and wormwood;
Psalm 60:3
Thou hast suffered thy people to see hardship, Thou hast let them drink the wine of confusion.
Psalm 69:21
But they put in my food - poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink - vinegar!
Psalm 75:8
For, a cup, is in the hand of Yahweh, Whose wine is foaming, It is full of spiced wine, Which he hath caused to flow from one to another, - Surely, the dregs thereof, they shall drain out - they shall drink, Even all the lawless ones of the earth.
Isaiah 2:17
And the haughtiness of mean men, shall be humbled, - And the loftiness of great men, shall be laid low, - And Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 2:22
Cease ye from the son of earth, In whose nostrils is but a breath, - For wherein to be reckoned upon, is he?
Jeremiah 25:15
For, thus, said Yahweh, God of Israel unto me, Take this cup of indignation wine out of my hand, - and cause all the nations unto whom I am sending thee, to drink it:
Lamentations 3:19
Remember my humiliation and my fleeings, the wormwood and poison;
Revelation 8:11
And, the name of the star, is called Wormwood; and the third of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.