18 (A)so that there will not be among you a man or woman, or family or tribe, whose heart turns away today from the Lord our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations; that there will not be among you (B)a root bearing poisonous fruit and wormwood.

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21 They also gave me [a](A)a bitter herb in my food,
And for my thirst they (B)gave me vinegar to drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:21 Or poison

15 therefore this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, (A)I will feed this people wormwood; and I will give them (B)poisoned water to drink.

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15 Therefore this is what the Lord of armies says concerning the prophets:

‘Behold, I am going to (A)feed them wormwood
And make them drink poisonous water,
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
Ungodliness has spread into all the land.’”

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Hope of Relief in God’s Mercy

19 Remember my misery and my homelessness, the (A)wormwood and [a]bitterness.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:19 Lit poison

34 (A)they gave Him (B)wine mixed with [a]bile to drink; and after tasting it, He was unwilling to drink it.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 27:34 Prob. referring to the taste of myrrh, added to lessen pain

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