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Jeremiah 23:15

Therefore 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.”
Jeremiah 23:15
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ עַל־הַנְּבִאִ֔ים הִנְנִ֨י מַאֲכִ֤יל אוֹתָם֙ לַֽעֲנָ֔ה וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים מֵי־רֹ֑אשׁ כִּ֗י מֵאֵת֙ נְבִיאֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם יָצְאָ֥ה חֲנֻפָּ֖ה לְכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פ

  1. לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen“<to> therefore”
    Preposition + Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  2. כֹּֽה־koh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  3. אָמַ֨ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. יְהוָ֤הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. צְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'Ot“of hosts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from צָבָא · “Hosts” · Strong's H6635B
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. הַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'Im“the prophets”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  8. הִנְנִ֨יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  9. מַאֲכִ֤ילma.'a.Khil“[am] about to make eat”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  10. אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. לַֽעֲנָ֔הla.'a.Nah“wormwood”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from לַעֲנָה · “wormwood” · Strong's H3939
  12. וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖יםve.hish.ki.Tim“and I will make drink them”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁקָה · “drink(PEOPLE)” · Strong's H8248H
  13. מֵי־mei-“water of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  14. רֹ֑אשׁRosh“poison”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹאשׁ · “poison” · Strong's H7219
  15. כִּ֗יKi“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  16. מֵאֵת֙me.'Et“from with”
    Preposition + Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  17. נְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'Ei“[the] prophets of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  18. יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  19. יָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'Ah“it has gone out”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  20. חֲנֻפָּ֖הcha.nu.Pah“wicked behavior”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲנֻפָּה · “profaneness” · Strong's H2613
  21. לְכָל־le.khol“to all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  22. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ פha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)