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Old TestamentJeremiah · Chapter 23

Jeremiah 23:15

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:15 — by Collins Asein

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Jeremiah 23:15 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Jeremiah 23:15 — NIV

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Cross-References for Jeremiah 23:15

therefore this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.

Similar language regarding bitter food and poisoned water as judgment.

Why are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him.

Parallel imagery of poisoned water as divine punishment for sin.

I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.

Echoes the sense of bitterness and suffering related to judgment.

The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.

Connects to the idea of bitterness as a consequence of divine judgment and its deadly effects.

Stop mentioning ‘the Lord’s burden,’ because each one’s word becomes their own burden. So you distort the words of the living God, the Lord Almighty, our God.

Contextual link within Jeremiah 23 concerning false prophets and their misleading words.

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey