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.
Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 9:15
Jeremiah 9:15
15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.