Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before Him.

Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel: Behold, I will feed them with trouble and will cause them to drink water of gall:

They gave [me] also gall for my food, and made me drink vinegar for my thirst.

BETH. He has built against me, and compassed my head, and brought travail upon me.

VAU. He has filled me with bitterness, He has drenched me with gall.

ZAIN. I remembered by reason of my poverty, and because of persecution my bitterness and gall shall be remembered;

they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But having tasted it, He would not drink.

And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And a third of the waters turned into wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.