Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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.
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;
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 And they went after the stubbornness of their heart, and after the Baalims which their fathers taught them. 15 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. 16 And I scattered them in the nations which they knew not, they and their fathers: and I sent after them the sword till I consumed them.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:14
For what are we sitting? gather ye together and we will go into the fortified cities, and we shall be silent there: for Jehovah our God caused us to cease, and he will give us to drink the water of poison, for we sinned against Jehovah.
Psalm 80:5
Thou gavest them to eat the bread of tears, and thou wilt give them to drink in tears by measure.
Lamentations 3:15
He filled me with bitternesses, he gave me wormwood to drink
Jeremiah 23:15
For this, thus said Jehovah of armies concerning the prophets, Behold me feeding them with wormwood, and I caused to drink the water of poison: for from the prophets of Jerusalem went forth profaneness to all the earth.
Deuteronomy 29:18
Lest there be among you man or woman, or family or tribe, whom his heart turn this day from Jehovah our God, to go to serve the gods of these nations; lest there be among you a root bearing poverty and wormwood;
Psalm 60:3
Thou didst cause thy people to see a hard thing: thou didst give us to drink the wine of reeling.
Psalm 69:21
And they will give my food poison, and for my thirst they will give me vinegar to drink.
Psalm 75:8
For a cup in the hand of Jehovah, and the wine red, being full of mixed wine; and he will pour out from this: but its lees all the unjust of the earth shall suck out, they shall drink.
Isaiah 2:17
And the haughtiness of man was bowed down, and the height of man was humbled: and Jehovah alone was exalted in that day.
Isaiah 2:22
Cease to you from man of whom the breath is in his nose: for in what was he reckoned?
Jeremiah 25:15
For thus said Jehovah God of Israel to me: Take the cup of wine of this wrath from my hand, and cause all the nations which I sent thee to them to drink it
Lamentations 3:19
Remembering my affliction and my bitterness, the wormwood and the poison.
Revelation 8:11
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third of the waters is into wormwood; and many of men died of the waters, for they were rendered bitter.