耶利米书 9:15

15 所 以 万 军 之 耶 和 华 ─ 以 色 列 的   神 如 此 说 : 看 哪 , 我 必 将 茵 ? 给 这 百 姓 吃 , 又 将 苦 胆 水 给 他 们 喝 。

耶利米书 9:15 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 9:15

Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
&c.] 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 Gentiles; which word signifies "lords"; which, though there be many who are called so, there is but one God, and one Lord, who is God over all, and "the God of Israel"; who had chosen them, and distinguished them by the blessings of his goodness; and yet they had forsaken him, and followed after other gods; by which the eyes of his glory were provoked, and he was determined to chastise them for it: behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood;
that is, with straits or difficulties, as the Septuagint version; with bitter afflictions; such are not joyous, but grievous; which are irksome and disagreeable, as bitter things, and particularly wormwood, are to the taste. The Targum is,

``I will bring tribulation upon them, bitter as wormwood:''
and give them water of gall to drink;
meaning either of the entrails of a beast so called, or of the juice of the herb hemlock, as the word is rendered in ( Hosea 10:4 ) , as Kimchi; or of the poison of a serpent, as Jarchi; and so the Targum,
``and I will give them the cup of cursing to drink as the heads of serpents:''
signifying that their punishment would be very severe, though just.

耶利米书 9:15 In-Context

13 耶 和 华 说 : 因 为 这 百 姓 离 弃 我 , 在 他 们 面 前 所 设 立 的 律 法 没 有 遵 行 , 也 没 有 听 从 我 的 话 ;
14 只 随 从 自 己 顽 梗 的 心 行 事 , 照 他 们 列 祖 所 教 训 的 随 从 众 巴 力 。
15 所 以 万 军 之 耶 和 华 ─ 以 色 列 的   神 如 此 说 : 看 哪 , 我 必 将 茵 ? 给 这 百 姓 吃 , 又 将 苦 胆 水 给 他 们 喝 。
16 我 要 把 他 们 散 在 列 邦 中 , 就 是 他 们 和 他 们 列 祖 素 不 认 识 的 列 邦 。 我 也 要 使 刀 剑 追 杀 他 们 , 直 到 将 他 们 灭 尽 。
17 万 军 之 耶 和 华 如 此 说 : 你 们 应 当 思 想 , 将 善 唱 哀 歌 的 妇 女 召 来 , 又 打 发 人 召 善 哭 的 妇 女 来 ,
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