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.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,.... He calls himself "the Lord God of hosts", of armies above and below, in heaven and in earth, in opposition to Baalim, the idols of…
The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length. Jer 9:10 The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jer 6:3). So…
Two things the prophet designs, in these verses, with reference to the approaching destruction of Judah and Jerusalem: - 1. To convince people of the justice of God in it, that they had by sin brought…
Cambridge Bible
The coming troubles are likened to wormwood and water of gall.
wormwood a generic word for the species Artemisia, found chiefly in desert places. Cp. Jer 23:15; Lam 3:15; Lam 3:19.
water of gall See…
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