Jeremiah 23:15 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land.

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Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Profaneness: Desecration.

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Wormwood ... water of gall. —See Notes on Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 9:15.

Profaneness. —The root-m…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

They commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

This verse is addressed to the prophets of the kingdom of Judah, as we learn from its conclusion. Thus, the exposition I have given is confirmed: n…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the
prophets
Concerning the false pr…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The false prophets of Samaria had deceived the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem guilty of more h…

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century

Catholic

13th Century

Here, he notes the wickedness of the prophets as the cause of the wickedness of the people:

First, in general, he speaks of their …

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