Jeremiah 9:15 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:10-22

The punishment described in general terms in the preceding three verses is now detailed at great length.Jeremiah 9:10The habitations i. e - the temporary encampments of the shepherds (see Jeremiah 6:3).So that none can ... - Or, “They are parched up, with no man to pass through them; neither do they hear the voice of cattle; from the birds of the heaven even to the beasts they “are fled, they are gone.”Jeremiah 9:11Dragons - Rather, jackals.Jeremiah 9:12For what the land perisheth ... - This is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 9:15-16

Jeremiah 9:15-16. I will feed them, &c., with wormwood See on Deuteronomy 29:18. The word rendered wormwood here, it seems, had better be rendered wolfsbane, as signifying an herb which is not only bitter and nauseous, but also noxious. And give them water of gall to drink Or juice of hemlock, as some read it; some other herb that is poisonous as well as distasteful. By these expressions is signified not only a scarcity of meat and drink, but the most grievous calamities. I... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 9:1-22

Mourning for Judah (8:18-9:22)The prophet is overcome with grief as he foresees the tragic end of the nation. The people wonder why God their King does not save them. God replies that it is because of their idolatry. They now realize that they can no longer expect his salvation (18-20). Nothing can heal Judah’s spiritual sickness now; the end has come. And nothing can heal the wounds of grief in Jeremiah’s heart as he sees his people suffer (21-22).Jeremiah is unable to express the extent of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 9:15

the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel. See note on Jeremiah 7:3 . wormwood . . . gall. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 29:18 ). Repeated in Jeremiah 23:15 . Occurs also in Lamentations 3:19 . water of gall. Compare Jeremiah 8:14 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 9:15

Jeremiah 9:15. Behold, I will feed, &c.— See Deuteronomy 29:18. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 9:15

15. feed— (Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 23:15; Psalms 80:5). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:10-16

Jerusalem’s ruin 9:10-16 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 9:15

Because the people were stubborn, the Lord promised to feed them with wormwood (instead of honey), and to give them poisoned water ("gall" AV, instead of milk) to drink (cf. Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 23:15; Deuteronomy 29:18; Matthew 27:34). "Wormwood" was a plant with a very bitter taste. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 9:1-26

1-22. The prophet continues his lament. The impending doom.2. A lodging place, etc.] a caravanserai (khan), supplying a bare shelter, even the most desolate spot, if he may thereby escape the crimes of Jerusalem.7. Melt.. try] i.e. remove the dross, and test whether the metal is now pure. 8. His wait] RV ’wait for him.’10. Habitations] RV ’pastures.’11. Dragons] RV ’jackals’; so in Jeremiah 49:33. 12. For what, etc.] rather (with RV), a new question, ’Wherefore is?’ etc. Why this heavy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 9:15

(15) Wormwood.—As a plant, probably a species of Artemisia, four species of which are found in Palestine. In Deuteronomy 29:18 it appears as the symbol of moral evil, here of the bitterness of calamity.Water of gall.—See Note on Jeremiah 8:14. read more