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But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, And as sharp as a two-edged sword.
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A Poisonous Aftertaste
Commentators explain that "wormwood" was viewed in the ancient world as a poison, not merely a bitter herb. This imagery powerfully contrasts with the initial "sweetness" of temptation described in the previous verse. The verse warns that what begins as pleasurable ultimately brings a toxic and destructive result to one's life.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wormwood - In Eastern medicine this herb, the absinthium of Greek and Latin botanists, was looked upon as poisonous rather than medicinal. C…
19th Century
Anglican
Bitter as wormwood.— The absinthium of Revelation 8:11, where, apparently, it is considered as a poison. So God’s message…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But her end is bitter as wormwood Which is opposed to the honeycomb her lips are said to drop; so that, as Juvenal s…
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