Therefore thus saith the LORD 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 profaneness gone forth into all the land.
Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty says about the prophets: 'Look, I will make them eat bitter herbs and drink poisoned water, because the prophets of Jerusalem have spread godlessness throughout the entire land.'
God is declaring severe judgment against false prophets in Jerusalem because they have corrupted the people and spread ungodliness throughout the nation.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet is speaking out against false prophets in Judah during the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC, a time when the nation was facing imminent judgment from Babylon due to widespread idolatry and moral corruption. These false prophets were delivering misleading messages of peace and security, ignoring God's calls for repentance and thereby spreading spiritual profaneness from Jerusalem to the rest of the land. This verse uses the imagery of wormwood and gall to symbolize the bitter consequences of God's divine punishment on those deceptive leaders.
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