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Jeremiah 46:11

Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.

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ASV

Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee.

KJV

Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עֲלִ֤י'a.Ligo upH5927 →
גִלְעָד֙gil.'AdGileadH1568 →
וּקְחִ֣יu.ke.Chiand acquireH3947 →
צֳרִ֔יtzo.RibalmH6875 →
בְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatO virgin ofH1330 →
בַּת־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
לַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'for <the> vanityH7723 →
הִרְבֵּ֣יתhir.bei.tiyou have multipliedH7235 →
רְפֻא֔וֹתre.fu.'otremediesH7499 →
תְּעָלָ֖הte.'a.Lah[is] healingH8585 →
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369 →
לָֽךְ׃Lakhfor <the> you

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Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?Jeremiah 30:13There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you.Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.Micah 1:9For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.Jeremiah 14:17You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.Nahum 3:19There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?Luke 8:43–44including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.Job 13:4You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.Genesis 37:25And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.Jeremiah 30:12–15For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.Ezekiel 27:17Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.Genesis 43:11Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.Ezekiel 30:21–25“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.Jeremiah 51:8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.Matthew 5:26Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.Jeremiah 30:15Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.Isaiah 23:12He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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