Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 23:11 declares prophets and priests godless in God's temple, providing the justification for the bitter punishment in verse 15. Direct contextual link.
Jeremiah 9:15 repeats the identical threat of wormwood and gall, emphasizing God's consistent judgment against unfaithful Israel.
Jeremiah 6:13 describes prophets and priests practicing deceit and greed — the same corruption Jeremiah 23:15 judges with bitter water. Direct parallel.
Jeremiah 14:15 announces that false prophets prophesying falsely will perish by sword and famine, a parallel judgment to Jeremiah 23:15's poisoned water.
Lamentations 3:15 shares the exact word 'wormwood' for bitterness, directly echoing the punishment imagery for Jerusalem's sins.
Lamentations 3:19 pairs 'wormwood and gall' together, matching the same compound image of bitter judgment here.
In Revelation 8:11, the star Wormwood makes waters bitter, mirroring Jeremiah's poisoned water judgment. Both use bitter water as divine punishment.
Isaiah 9:15 condemns prophets who teach lies as the tail leading Israel astray, matching Jeremiah's charge that false prophets spread ungodliness.
In Ezekiel 13:14, the same judgment on false prophets is described as breaking down their whitewashed walls — a vivid parallel to the wormwood and gall.
Zechariah 13:2 foretells the removal of false prophets and unclean spirits, directly echoing the judgment in Jeremiah 23:15.
2 Corinthians 11:15 warns that false apostles face judgment, directly paralleling the fate of false prophets in Jeremiah 23:15.
Lamentations 3:5 uses 'gall' to describe personal affliction under God's judgment, similar to the bitterness appointed for false prophets.