Jeremiah 8:15
What does Jeremiah 8:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 8:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
KJV
King James Version · 1611We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949We were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there is only a great fear.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Looking for peace--and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752We looked for peace and no good came: for a time of healing, and behold fear.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Peace is looked for, and there is no good; a time of healing, and behold, terror.
Context
v.14Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
v.15This passage
v.16The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those that dwell therein.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 14:19
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
- Micah 1:12
For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good, because evil is come down from Jehovah unto the gate of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 8:11
And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
- Jeremiah 4:10
Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the life.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3
When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
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