Jeremiah 8:22
What does Jeremiah 8:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 8:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? For wherefore hath not the health of the daughter of my people gone up?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Is there no balm in Galaad? or is there no physician there? Why then is not the wound of the daughter of my people closed?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?
Context
v.21For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 51:8
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
- Isaiah 1:5
Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
- Luke 8:43
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any,
- Jeremiah 30:12
For thus saith Jehovah, Thy hurt is incurable, and thy wound grievous.
- Luke 5:31
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.
- Genesis 37:25
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
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