EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Jeremiah 23:15
15So I, the Lord Almighty, say this about these prophets: I will cause them to have much pain and trouble. They will eat bitter food. They will drink water that is poison. It is because of Jerusalem's prophets that people do wicked things everywhere in the land.’
Jeremiah 23:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets: “I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets: "Behold, I will feed them with bitter food and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has gone out into all the land."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore thus says 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 Profaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 23:15
13‘I saw the disgusting thing that the prophets in Samaria did. They used the name of Baal to prophesy. Their messages deceived my people, Israel. 14But now some prophets in Jerusalem do even worse things! They are not faithful to their wives. They always deceive people. They encourage people to do evil things. They do not try to stop them. They are as bad as the people of Sodom long ago. The people of Jerusalem are as bad as the people of Gomorrah. So I, the Lord Almighty, say this about these prophets: I will cause them to have much pain and trouble. They will eat bitter food. They will drink water that is poison. It is because of Jerusalem's prophets that people do wicked things everywhere in the land.’ 16The Lord Almighty says to the people, ‘Do not listen to the messages that the prophets are telling you. They are only deceiving you. They speak about visions that are their own ideas. They do not speak a message that comes from the Lord himself. 17When people refuse to listen to me, the prophets still encourage them. They say to them, “The Lord will give you peace.” When people refuse to change their wicked way of life, the prophets tell them, “Nothing bad will happen to you.”
Read all of Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 23:15 word by word
לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ עַל־הַנְּבִאִ֔ים הִנְנִ֨י מַאֲכִ֤יל אוֹתָם֙ לַֽעֲנָ֔ה וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים מֵי־רֹ֑אשׁ כִּ֗י מֵאֵת֙ נְבִיאֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם יָצְאָ֥ה חֲנֻפָּ֖ה לְכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- concerning the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- Behold, I will feedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- them with wormwoodלַעֲנָהla‛ănâh · wormwoodH3939
- and make them drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
- the waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- of gallרֹאשׁrô'sh rôsh · poisonH7219
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- is profanenessחֲנֻפָּהchănûphâh · profanenessH2613
- gone forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- into all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:15
- Jeremiah 8:14The people say: ‘We should not sit here and do nothing. We must all go together into our strong cities. If we have to die, we will die there! The Lord our God has said that we must die. We have done bad things against him. He has decided to punish us with death. He has given us water to drink that has poison in it.
- Jeremiah 9:15So the Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says this: ‘I will punish my people with trouble and pain. I will give them food that is bitter. They will drink water that is poison.
- Psalms 69:21Instead, my enemies put poison in my food. When I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.
- Lamentations 3:5He has fought against me from every side. He caused much trouble for me, so that I am very sad.
- Matthew 27:34They tried to give Jesus some wine to drink. They had mixed some medicine into the wine. Jesus tasted it, but he would not drink it.
- Revelation 8:11The name of the star means ‘It tastes bad’. A third of the water on the earth became bad. Many people died because they drank that bad water.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Profaneness - Desecration.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 The false prophets of Samaria had deluded the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem as guilty of more horrible wickedness, by which the people were made bold in sin. These false teachers would be compelled to suffer the most bitter part of the Lord's indignation. They made themselves believe that there was no harm in sin, and practised accordingly; then they made others believe so. Those who are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15While people were responsible for their own sins, the prophets were blamed for Jerusalem's spiritual betrayal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. gall--poison (see on Jr 8:14; Jr 9:15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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