Verse 22

Jeremiah 8:22

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22 Isn't there any ointment from Gilead to help heal them? Aren't there any doctors there? So why haven't my people been healed from their wounds?

Original Language Text

hebrew

הַ/צֳרִי֙ אֵ֣ין בְּ/גִלְעָ֔ד אִם רֹפֵ֖א אֵ֣ין שָׁ֑ם כִּ֗י מַדּ֨וּעַ֙ לֹ֣א עָֽלְתָ֔ה אֲרֻכַ֖ת בַּת עַמִּֽ/י

English Translation

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

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Chapter 8 Context

1 When that happens, declares the Lord, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the officials, t... Focus ↗

2 They will lie exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the stars which they loved, which they served,... Focus ↗

3 Those who are left of this evil family will prefer to die rather than live in every place I've scatt... Focus ↗

4 Tell them this is what the Lord says: When people fall down, don't they get up again? When people go... Focus ↗

5 So why have these people of Jerusalem gone the wrong way? Why do they refuse to turn around from the... Focus ↗

6 I've heard exactly what they said, but they don't tell the truth. No one is sorry for doing wrong, a... Focus ↗

7 Even storks high in the sky know when it's time to migrate. Turtledoves, swifts, and songbirds know... Focus ↗

8 How on earth can you say, “We're wise, and we have the Law of the Lord?” Can't you see that the writ... Focus ↗

9 The wise will be shown to be foolish; they will be shocked at being caught out. Can't you see that t... Focus ↗

10 I'm going to give their wives to others, and their fields to different owners, since everyone cheats... Focus ↗

11 They give my wounded people first aid, but they don't really care about them. They tell them, “Don't... Focus ↗

12 Are they ashamed of the disgusting things they did? No, they're not ashamed at all, they can't even... Focus ↗

13 I'm going to destroy them, declares the Lord. There will be no grapes left on the vines, no figs on... Focus ↗

14 The people say, “Why are we sitting around here? Let's get together and run to the fortified towns.... Focus ↗

15 We hoped for peace, but instead nothing good has come; we hoped for a time of healing, but instead t... Focus ↗

16 The snorting of enemy horses can be heard from Dan. The whole country shakes in fear at the sound of... Focus ↗

17 Watch out! I'm sending snakes among you, vipers that can't be charmed. They will come and bite you,... Focus ↗

18 Nothing comforts me in my suffering; I feel terrible inside. Focus ↗

19 Listen to my people crying out for help from a distant land, asking “Isn't the Lord present in Zion... Focus ↗

20 “The harvest is over, the summer is finished, but we're not saved,” say the people. Focus ↗

21 I'm crushed by the injuries suffered by my people; I mourn for them. I'm horrified at what's happene... Focus ↗

22 Isn't there any ointment from Gilead to help heal them? Aren't there any doctors there? So why haven...

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