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Jeremiah 8:14

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

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ASV

Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

KJV

Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַל־'al-concerningH5921 →
מָה֙mahwhat?H4100 →
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nu[are] weH587 →
יֹֽשְׁבִ֔יםyo.she.VimsittingH3427 →
הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּhe.'a.se.Fugather yourselvesH622 →
וְנָב֛וֹאve.na.Vo'so we may goH935 →
אֶל־'el-intoH413 →
עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892 →
הַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.Tzar<the> fortificationH4013 →
וְנִדְּמָה־ve.ni.de.mah-so we may perishH1826 →
שָּׁ֑םShamthereH8033 →
כִּי֩kiforH3588 →
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
הֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ha.di.Ma.nuhe has silenced usH1826 →
וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּvai.yash.Ke.nuand he has given to drink usH8248 →
מֵי־mei-water ofH4325 →
רֹ֔אשׁRoshpoisonH7219 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
חָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuwe have sinnedH2398 →
לַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →

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Jeremiah 23:15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”Jeremiah 9:15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.Jeremiah 4:5Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’Lamentations 3:19Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.Jeremiah 35:11So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”Psalms 69:21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.Deuteronomy 29:18Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous and bitter fruit,2 Samuel 20:6And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”Matthew 27:34they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.Deuteronomy 32:32But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.Jeremiah 14:7Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You.Habakkuk 2:20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.Jeremiah 4:5–6Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’Psalms 39:2I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.Lamentations 3:27–28It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.Numbers 5:18–24After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.Amos 6:10And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”Leviticus 10:3Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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