Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. “Peace, peace,” they say, when there is no peace. New Living Translation They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace. English Standard Version They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. Berean Standard Bible They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. King James Bible For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. New King James Version For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace. New American Standard Bible “They have healed the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace. NASB 1995 “They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace. NASB 1977 “And they heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace. Legacy Standard Bible They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace. Amplified Bible “For they have treated the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ When there is no peace. Christian Standard Bible They have treated the brokenness of my dear people superficially, claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. Holman Christian Standard Bible They have treated superficially the brokenness of My dear people, claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace. American Standard Version And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Contemporary English Version All they ever offer to my deeply wounded people are empty hopes for peace. English Revised Version And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. GOD'S WORD® Translation They treat my dear people's wounds as though they were not serious, saying, "Everything is alright! Everything is alright!" But it's not alright. Good News Translation They act as if my people's wounds were only scratches. 'All is well,' they say, when all is not well. International Standard Version They have treated my people's wound superficially, telling them, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace. Majority Standard Bible They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. NET Bible They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say, "Everything will be all right!" But everything is not all right! New Heart English Bible They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, "Peace, peace;" when there is no peace. Webster's Bible Translation For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. World English Bible They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they heal the breach of the daughter of My people slightly, "" Saying, Peace, peace! And there is no peace. Young's Literal Translation And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, Peace, peace! and there is no peace. Smith's Literal Translation And they will heal the breaking of the daughter of my people by making light of, saying, Peace, peace; and no peace. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they healed the breach of the daughter of my people disgracefully, saying Peace, peace: when there was no peace. Catholic Public Domain Version And they healed the destruction of the daughter of my people with disgrace, by saying: ‘Peace, peace,’ though there was no peace. New American Bible They have treated lightly the injury to the daughter of my people: “Peace, peace!” they say, though there is no peace. New Revised Standard Version They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they try to heal the wound of the daughter of my people mockingly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they heal the brokenness of the daughter of my people with mockery, and they were saying, “Peace! Peace!”, and there is no peace OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people lightly, Saying: 'Peace, peace', when there is no peace. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Sin and Punishment…10Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. 11They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. 12Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.… Cross References Ezekiel 13:10-16 Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built, / tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. / Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ ... Jeremiah 6:14 They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. Isaiah 30:10-14 They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!” / Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit, ... Micah 3:5 This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: Lamentations 2:14 The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Ezekiel 22:28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken. Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. Jeremiah 14:13-14 “Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’” / “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. Matthew 15:8-9 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” Luke 6:26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. Isaiah 57:21 “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” Jeremiah 23:16-17 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. / They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’ Treasury of Scripture For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. they. Jeremiah 6:14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Jeremiah 14:14,15 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart… Jeremiah 27:9,10 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: … Jump to Previous Breach Brokenness Daughter Dress Heal Healed Hurt Lightly Peace Serious Slightly Superficially Wound Wounds ZionJump to Next Breach Brokenness Daughter Dress Heal Healed Hurt Lightly Peace Serious Slightly Superficially Wound Wounds ZionJeremiah 8 1. The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.4. He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency. 13. He shows their grievous judgment; 18. and bewails their desperate estate. They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care They dress The Hebrew word here is "רָפָא" (rapha), which means to heal or to mend. In the context of Jeremiah, this word is used metaphorically to describe the superficial and inadequate attempts by the leaders and false prophets to address the spiritual and moral decay of the people. Instead of truly healing, they offer a temporary and shallow solution. This reflects a broader biblical theme where God desires genuine repentance and transformation rather than superficial fixes. the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace when there is no peace Hebrew They dressוַיְרַפּ֞וּ (way·rap·pū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7495: To mend, to cure the wounds שֶׁ֤בֶר (še·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7667: A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash of the daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter of My people עַמִּי֙ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with very little care, נְקַלָּ֔ה (nə·qal·lāh) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling saying, לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘Peace, שָׁל֣וֹם ׀ (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace peace,’ שָׁל֑וֹם (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace when there is no וְאֵ֖ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle peace. שָׁלֽוֹם׃ (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace Links Jeremiah 8:11 NIVJeremiah 8:11 NLT Jeremiah 8:11 ESV Jeremiah 8:11 NASB Jeremiah 8:11 KJV Jeremiah 8:11 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 8:11 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 8:11 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 8:11 French Bible Jeremiah 8:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:11 They have healed the hurt (Jer.) |
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