God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 23:15
15This is what the Lord of Armies 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.
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“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets of Samaria: I saw something disgusting. The prophets of Samaria prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray. 14“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets of Jerusalem: I see something horrible. The prophets of Jerusalem commit adultery and live a lie. They support those who do evil so that no one turns back from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me, and those who live in Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” This is what the Lord of Armies 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. 16This is what the Lord of Armies says: Don’t listen to what the prophets are saying to you. They fill you with false hope. They speak about visions that they dreamed up. These visions are not from the Lord. 17They keep saying to those who despise me, “The Lord says, ‘Everything will go well for you.’ ” They tell all who live by their own stubborn ways, “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 8:14Why are we just sitting here? Let’s get up! Let’s go into the fortified cities and die there. The Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has given us poison to drink because we have sinned against the Lord.
- Jeremiah 9:15This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am going to feed these people bitterness and give them poison to drink.
- Psalms 69:21They poisoned my food, and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.
- Lamentations 3:5He has attacked me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
- Matthew 27:34They gave him a drink of wine mixed with a drug called gall. When he tasted it, he refused to drink it.
- Revelation 8:11That star was named Wormwood. One-third of the water turned into wormwood, and many people died from this water because it had turned bitter.
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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