NET

14 The people say, “Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.

Darby

14 Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent^D5228 there: for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence^D5229, and given us water of gall^D5230 to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

Darby Bible Notes

silent - Or 'let us perish.' silence - Or 'made us to perish.' gall - See Ps. 69.21.

KJV

14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall^K5101to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

KJV Bible Notes

gall: Or, poison.