Verse 14

Why do we sit still{H3427}{(H8802)}? assemble{H622}{(H8734)} yourselves, and let us enter{H935}{(H8799)} into the defenced{H4013} cities{H5892}, and let us be silent{H1826}{(H8735)} there: for the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} hath put us to silence{H1826}{(H8689)}, and given us water{H4325} of gall{H7219} to drink{H8248}{(H8686)}, because we have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against the LORD{H3068}.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 23:15 : 15 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} concerning the prophets{H5030}; Behold, I will feed{H398}{(H8688)} them with wormwood{H3939}, and make them drink{H8248}{(H8689)} the water{H4325} of gall{H7219}: for from the prophets{H5030} of Jerusalem{H3389} is profaneness{H2613} gone forth{H3318}{(H8804)} into all the land{H776}.
  • Jer 9:15 : 15 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; Behold, I will feed{H398}{(H8688)} them, even this people{H5971}, with wormwood{H3939}, and give them water{H4325} of gall{H7219} to drink{H8248}{(H8689)}.
  • Jer 35:11 : 11 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} came up{H5927}{(H8800)} into the land{H776}, that we said{H559}{(H8799)}, Come{H935}{(H8798)}, and let us go{H935}{(H8799)} to Jerusalem{H3389} for fear{H6440} of the army{H2428} of the Chaldeans{H3778}, and for fear{H6440} of the army{H2428} of the Syrians{H758}: so we dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} at Jerusalem{H3389}.
  • Lam 3:19 : 19 Remembering{H2142}{(H8798)} mine affliction{H6040} and my misery{H4788}, the wormwood{H3939} and the gall{H7219}.
  • Matt 27:34 : 34 They gave{G1325}{(G5656)} him{G846} vinegar{G3690} to drink{G4095}{(G5629)} mingled{G3396}{(G5772)} with{G3326} gall{G5521}: and{G2532} when he had tasted{G1089}{(G5666)} thereof, he would{G2309}{(G5707)} not{G3756} drink{G4095}{(G5629)}.
  • Deut 29:18 : 18 Lest there should be{H3426} among you man{H376}, or woman{H802}, or family{H4940}, or tribe{H7626}, whose heart{H3824} turneth away{H6437}{(H8802)} this day{H3117} from the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}, to go{H3212}{(H8800)} and serve{H5647}{(H8800)} the gods{H430} of these nations{H1471}; lest there should be{H3426} among you a root{H8328} that beareth{H6509}{(H8802)} gall{H7219} and wormwood{H3939};
  • 2 Sam 20:6 : 6 And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Abishai{H52}, Now shall Sheba{H7652} the son{H1121} of Bichri{H1075} do us more harm{H3415}{(H8799)} than did Absalom{H53}: take{H3947}{(H8798)} thou thy lord's{H113} servants{H5650}, and pursue{H7291}{(H8798)} after{H310} him, lest he get{H4672}{(H8804)} him fenced{H1219}{(H8803)} cities{H5892}, and escape{H5337}{(H8689)} us{H5869}.
  • Ps 69:21 : 21 They gave{H5414}{H8799)} me also gall{H7219} for my meat{H1267}; and in my thirst{H6772} they gave me vinegar{H2558} to drink{H8248}{H8686)}.
  • Jer 4:5-6 : 5 Declare{H5046}{(H8685)} ye in Judah{H3063}, and publish{H8085}{(H8685)} in Jerusalem{H3389}; and say{H559}{(H8798)}, Blow{H8628}{(H8798)} ye the trumpet{H7782} in the land{H776}: cry{H7121}{(H8798)}, gather together{H4390}{(H8761)}, and say{H559}{(H8798)}, Assemble{H622}{(H8734)} yourselves, and let us go{H935}{(H8799)} into the defenced{H4013} cities{H5892}. 6 Set up{H5375}{(H8798)} the standard{H5251} toward Zion{H6726}: retire{H5756}{(H8685)}, stay{H5975}{(H8799)} not: for I will bring{H935}{(H8688)} evil{H7451} from the north{H6828}, and a great{H1419} destruction{H7667}.
  • 2 Kgs 7:3-4 : 3 And there were four{H702} leprous{H6879}{(H8794)} men{H582} at the entering in{H6607} of the gate{H8179}: and they said{H559}{(H8799)} one{H376} to another{H7453}, Why sit{H3427}{(H8802)} we here until we die{H4191}{(H8804)}? 4 If we say{H559}{(H8804)}, We will enter{H935}{(H8799)} into the city{H5892}, then the famine{H7458} is in the city{H5892}, and we shall die{H4191}{(H8804)} there: and if we sit still{H3427}{(H8804)} here, we die{H4191}{(H8804)} also. Now therefore come{H3212}{(H8798)}, and let us fall{H5307}{(H8799)} unto the host{H4264} of the Syrians{H758}: if they save us alive{H2421}{(H8762)}, we shall live{H2421}{(H8799)}; and if they kill{H4191}{(H8686)} us, we shall but die{H4191}{(H8804)}.
  • Ps 39:2 : 2 I was dumb{H481}{(H8738)} with silence{H1747}, I held my peace{H2814}{H8689)}, even from good{H2896}; and my sorrow{H3511} was stirred{H5916}{H8738)}.
  • Deut 32:32 : 32 For their vine{H1612} is of the vine{H1612} of Sodom{H5467}, and of the fields{H7709} of Gomorrah{H6017}: their grapes{H6025} are grapes{H6025} of gall{H7219}, their clusters{H811} are bitter{H4846}:
  • Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses{H4872} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Aaron{H175}, This is it that the LORD{H3068} spake{H1696}{(H8765)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, I will be sanctified{H6942}{(H8735)} in them that come nigh{H7138} me, and before{H6440} all the people{H5971} I will be glorified{H3513}{(H8735)}. And Aaron{H175} held his peace{H1826}{(H8799)}.
  • Num 5:18-24 : 18 And the priest{H3548} shall set{H5975}{(H8689)} the woman{H802} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, and uncover{H6544}{(H8804)} the woman's{H802} head{H7218}, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} the offering{H4503} of memorial{H2146} in her hands{H3709}, which is the jealousy{H7068} offering{H4503}: and the priest{H3548} shall have in his hand{H3027} the bitter{H4751} water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779}{(H8764)}: 19 And the priest{H3548} shall charge her by an oath{H7650}{(H8689)}, and say{H559}{(H8804)} unto the woman{H802}, If no man{H376} have lain{H7901}{(H8804)} with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside{H7847}{(H8804)} to uncleanness{H2932} with another instead of thy husband{H376}, be thou free{H5352}{(H8734)} from this bitter{H4751} water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779}{(H8764)}: 20 But if thou hast gone aside{H7847}{(H8804)} to another instead of thy husband{H376}, and if thou be defiled{H2930}{(H8738)}, and some man{H376} have{H5414}{(H8799)} lain{H7903} with thee beside{H1107} thine husband{H376}: 21 Then the priest{H3548} shall charge{H7650}{(H8689)} the woman{H802} with an oath{H7621} of cursing{H423}, and the priest{H3548} shall say{H559}{(H8804)} unto the woman{H802}, The LORD{H3068} make{H5414}{(H8799)} thee a curse{H423} and an oath{H7621} among{H8432} thy people{H5971}, when the LORD{H3068} doth make{H5414}{(H8800)} thy thigh{H3409} to rot{H5307}{(H8802)}, and thy belly{H990} to swell{H6639}; 22 And this water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779}{(H8764)} shall go{H935}{(H8804)} into thy bowels{H4578}, to make thy belly{H990} to swell{H6638}{(H8687)}, and thy thigh{H3409} to rot{H5307}{(H8687)}: And the woman{H802} shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Amen{H543}, amen{H543}. 23 And the priest{H3548} shall write{H3789}{(H8804)} these curses{H423} in a book{H5612}, and he shall blot{H4229}{(H8804)} them out with the bitter{H4751} water{H4325}: 24 And he shall cause the woman{H802} to drink{H8248}{(H8689)} the bitter{H4751} water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779}{(H8764)}: and the water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779}{(H8764)} shall enter{H935}{(H8804)} into her, and become bitter{H4751}.
  • Jer 14:20 : 20 We acknowledge{H3045}{(H8804)}, O LORD{H3068}, our wickedness{H7562}, and the iniquity{H5771} of our fathers{H1}: for we have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} against thee.
  • Lam 3:27-28 : 27 It is good{H2896} for a man{H1397} that he bear{H5375}{(H8799)} the yoke{H5923} in his youth{H5271}. 28 He sitteth{H3427}{(H8799)} alone{H910} and keepeth silence{H1826}{(H8799)}, because he hath borne{H5190}{(H8804)} it upon him.
  • Amos 6:10 : 10 And a man's uncle{H1730} shall take him up{H5375}{(H8804)}, and he that burneth{H5635}{(H8764)} him, to bring out{H3318}{(H8687)} the bones{H6106} out of the house{H1004}, and shall say{H559}{(H8804)} unto him that is by the sides{H3411} of the house{H1004}, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, No{H657}. Then shall he say{H559}{(H8804)}, Hold thy tongue{H2013}{(H8761)}: for we may not make mention{H2142}{(H8687)} of the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Hab 2:20 : 20 But the LORD{H3068} is in his holy{H6944} temple{H1964}: let all the earth{H776} keep silence{H2013}{(H8761)} before{H6440} him.
  • Zech 2:13 : 13 Be silent{H2013}{(H8761)}, O all flesh{H1320}, before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}: for he is raised up{H5782}{(H8738)} out of his holy{H6944} habitation{H4583}.