13 And the Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have (A)not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it, 14 but they have (B)walked according to the [a]dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, (C)which their fathers taught them,” 15 therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will (D)feed them, this people, (E)with wormwood, and give them [b]water of gall to drink.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:14 stubbornness or imagination
  2. Jeremiah 9:15 Bitter or poisonous water

13 The Lord said, “Because they have (A)abandoned My Law which I put before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it, 14 but have (B)followed the stubbornness of their heart and the (C)Baals, [a]as their (D)fathers taught them,” 15 therefore this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, (E)I will feed this people wormwood; and I will give them (F)poisoned water to drink.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:14 Lit which

13 The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.(A) 14 Instead, they have followed(B) the stubbornness of their hearts;(C) they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.” 15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food(D) and drink poisoned water.(E)

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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.

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13 And the Lord says: (A)“Because they have forsaken my law that I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in accord with it, 14 but (B)have stubbornly followed their own hearts and have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them. 15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: (C)Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them (D)poisonous water to drink.

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