# Yahweh of hosts says this

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See Jeremiah 6:6.

# Look

The word "look" alerts the reader to pay attention to the important information that follows.

# I am about to make them eat wormwood and drink poisonous water

Wormwood is a plant that is very bitter and unpleasant to eat. This phrase describes the punishment that Yahweh was going to bring about on the evil prophets.

# I am about to

"I will soon"

# pollution has gone out from the prophets

"evil has come from the prophets"

# pollution

dirty and unsafe things that spoil the air, water, or land where they are found