Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Wormwood
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Bible References
Wormwood
Deuteronomy 29:18
Make sure that no man, woman, family, or tribe standing here today turns from Jehovah our God to serve the gods of other nations. This would be like a root that grows to be a bitter and poisonous plant.
Ruth 1:20
She said: Do not call me Naomi (meaning pleasant). Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life bitter.
Proverbs 5:4
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two edged sword.
Jeremiah 9:15
Therefore Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel says: 'Behold! I will feed this people with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.'
Jeremiah 23:15
This is what Jehovah of Hosts says about the prophets: I will give them wormwood to eat and poison to drink. The prophets of Jerusalem have spread godlessness throughout the land.
Lamentations 3:5
He built a wall against me, shutting me in with hardship and bitter sorrow.
Amos 5:7
You who turn justice to wormwood (a curse), and cast righteousness down to the earth
Amos 6:12
Do horses run upon the rock? Will one plow there with cattle? You have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood (bitterness)!
Hebrews 12:15
See that no one misses the grace of God; that no bitter root spring up to cause trouble and defile many.
Many
Exodus 15:23
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water because it tasted bitter. That is why the place was called Marah (Bitter Place).
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Isaiah 42:15
I will destroy the hills and mountains and dry up the grass and trees. I will turn the river valleys into deserts and dry up the pools of water.