Jeremiah 8:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 Why do we remain here?
Let us assemble and flee to the fortified cities,
where we will meet our doom;
For the Lord our God has doomed us,
he has given us poisoned water to drink,
because we have sinned against the Lord.(A)
Jeremiah 9:14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: See now, I will give this people wormwood to eat and poisoned water to drink.(A)
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