Jeremiah 9:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 9:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 9:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 9:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.”
Jeremiah 9:15 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 9:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 9:15 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 9:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Jeremiah 9:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 9:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, theGod of Israel, Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink, ”
Jeremiah 9:15 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 9:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore thus sayth the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feede this people with wormewood, and giue them waters of gall to drinke:”
Jeremiah 9:15 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 9:15 in Context — Jeremiah 9
13 And the Lord saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
15 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.
16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:
What Does Jeremiah 9:15 Mean?
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