# Jeremiah 9.15 **Book:** [Jeremiah](/codex/jeremiah/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein, 14. but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them; > > **15. therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.** > > 16. I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them. 17. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: (Jeremiah 9:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. Yahweh says, “Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein, 14. but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.” > > **15. therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.** > > 16. I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.” 17. Yahweh of Armies says, “Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skillful women, that they may come. (Jeremiah 9:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 13. And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; 14. But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: imagination: or, stubbornness > > **15. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.** > > 16. I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them. 17. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: (Jeremiah 9:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. And Jehovah saith: Because of their forsaking My law that I set before them, And they have not hearkened to My voice nor walked in it, 14. And they walk after the stubbornness of their heart, And after the Baalim, that their fathers taught them, > > **15. Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am causing them, this people, to eat wormwood, And I have caused them to drink water of gall,** > > 16. And I have scattered them among nations Which they knew not, they and their fathers, And have sent after them the sword, Till I have consumed them. 17. Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Consider ye, and call for mourning women, And they come, And to the wise women send, and they come, (Jeremiah 9:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [H6635 - tzevaot](/codex/h6635-tzevaot/), *tzevaot*, Strong's H6635 - [H0430 - elohim](/codex/h0430-elohim/), *elohim*, Strong's H0430 - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH*, Strong's H3068 ## Quoted in **Passages:** - [Amos 5.7](/codex/amos-5-7/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.