Jeremiah 8:11
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
KJV
Et sanabant contritionem filiæ populi mei ad ignominiam, dicentes : Pax, pax ! cum non esset pax.
Vulgate
And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
ASV
וַ/יְרַפּ֞וּ אֶת שֶׁ֤בֶר בַּת עַמִּ/י֙ עַל נְקַלָּ֔ה לֵ/אמֹ֖ר שָׁל֣וֹם שָׁל֑וֹם וְ/אֵ֖ין שָׁלֽוֹם
Hebrew
And they healed the breach of the daughter of my people disgracefully, saying: Peace, peace: when there was no peace.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
הָקֵל֙
hql
verb · 80×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 69×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שֶׁ֖בֶר
shbr
noun · 44×
שָׁלֽוֹם
shlvm
noun · 235×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
As God can send a nation or people no greater blessing than to give them faithful, sincere, and upright ministers, so the greatest curse that God can possibly send upon a people in this world is to give them over to blind, unregenerate, carnal, lukewarm, and unskilled guides. The false prophets cry "Peace, peace" when there is no peace. They heal the hurt of the daughter of my …
Cross-references
- Ezek 13:10 — Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
- Ezek 13:10 — Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
- Ezek 13:16 — To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
- Ezek 14:10 — And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him;
- Jer 6:14 — They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
- Jer 6:14 — They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
- Jer 14:13 — Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
- Jer 23:17 — They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
- Jer 28:9 — The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.
- Jer 37:19 — Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?