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Jeremiah 46:11

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.

KJV

Ascende in Galaad, et tolle resinam, virgo filia Ægypti : frustra multiplicas medicamina : sanitas non erit tibi.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

עֲלִ֤י גִלְעָד֙ וּ/קְחִ֣י צֳרִ֔י בְּתוּלַ֖ת בַּת מִצְרָ֑יִם לַ/שָּׁוְא֙ הרביתי הִרְבֵּ֣ית רְפֻא֔וֹת תְּעָלָ֖ה אֵ֥ין לָֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

Go up into Galaad, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou multiply medicines, there shall be no cure for thee.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
בְּתוּלַ֖ת
btvlt
noun · 50×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
גִּלְעָֽד
gl'd
proper_noun · 134×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
צֳרִי֙
tsry
noun · 6×
רְפֻא֜וֹת
rp'vt
noun · 3×
שָׁ֑וְא
shv'
noun · 52×
תְּעָלָ֖ה
t'lh
noun · 11×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 30:21 — Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
  • Gen 37:25 — And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it
  • Isa 47:1 — Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
  • Isa 47:1 — Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
  • Jer 8:22 — Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
  • Jer 8:22 — Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
  • Jer 14:17 — Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very g
  • Jer 30:13 — There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.
  • Jer 51:8 — Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
  • Job 13:4 — But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
  • Luke 8:43 — And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
  • Mic 1:9 — For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
  • Nah 3:19 — There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
  • Nah 3:19 — There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?