Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:15

¹⁵Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets:

“I will feed them wormwood

and give them poisoned water to drink,

for from the prophets of Jerusalem

ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֞ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאוֹת֙	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
says	אָמַ֨ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the prophets	הַנְּבִאִ֔ים	han·nə·ḇi·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
I will feed	מַאֲכִ֤יל	ma·’ă·ḵîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
them	אוֹתָם֙	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
wormwood	לַֽעֲנָ֔ה	la·‘ă·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3939 wormwood
and give them poisoned	רֹ֑אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7219 head
water	מֵי־	mê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
to drink	וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים	wə·hiš·qi·ṯîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
for	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
from the prophets	נְבִיאֵ֣י	nə·ḇî·’ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
ungodliness	חֲנֻפָּ֖ה	ḥă·nup·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2613 profaneness, pollution
has spread	יָצְאָ֥ה	yā·ṣə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
throughout the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃פ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 8:14 · Jeremiah 9:15 · Psalm 69:21 · Lamentations 3:15 · Lamentations 3:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.