“Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts
Concerning the prophets.
‘I am going to make them
Eat wormwood.
I give them poisoned water
To drink.
From the prophets of Jerusalem
Ungodliness has spread
Throughout the land.’”
The punishment of these Jerusalem prophets is clear, much like in chapter 9. Yahweh of hosts was going to feed these prophets, instead of his people as in chapter 9, with a bitter wormwood plant. He was going to make them drink poisoned water, since these ungodly prophets had spread evil throughout the whole land.
