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They give assurances of peace when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when <i>there is</i> no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When <i>there is</i> no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They have healed the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, &#8216Peace, peace,&#8217 But there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And they heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For they have treated the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ When there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have treated the brokenness of my dear people superficially, claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have treated superficially the brokenness of My dear people, claiming, &#8216Peace, peace,&#8217 when there is no peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All they ever offer to my deeply wounded people are empty hopes for peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They act as if my people's wounds were only scratches. 'All is well,' they say, when all is not well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They have treated my people's wound superficially, telling them, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ?Peace, peace,? when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, "Peace, peace;" when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they heal the breach of the daughter of My people slightly, "" Saying, Peace, peace! And there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, Peace, peace! and there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will heal the breaking of the daughter of my people by making light of, saying, Peace, peace; and no peace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they healed the breach of the daughter of my people disgracefully, saying Peace, peace: when there was no peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they healed the destruction of the daughter of my people with disgrace, by saying: ‘Peace, peace,’ though there was no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They have treated lightly the injury to the daughter of my people: “Peace, peace!” they say, though there is no peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they try to heal the wound of the daughter of my people mockingly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they heal the brokenness of the daughter of my people with mockery, and they were saying, “Peace! Peace!”, and there is no peace<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people lightly, Saying: 'Peace, peace', when there is no peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2591" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Judah's Sin and Punishment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Therefore 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. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: way·rap·pū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">They dress</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7667.htm" title="7667: še·ḇer (N-msc) -- Or sheber; from shabar; a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution.">the wound</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">of the daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm" title="7043: nə·qal·lāh (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To be slight, swift or trifling. A primitive root; to be light, literally Or figuratively.">with very little care,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">‘Peace,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">peace,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">when there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">peace at all.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Are 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10-16</a></span><br />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?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a></span><br />They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10-14</a></span><br />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, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Lamentations 2:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Ezekiel 22:28</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13-14</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-26.htm">Luke 6:26</a></span><br />Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-21.htm">Isaiah 57:21</a></span><br />“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16-17</a></span><br />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.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a></b></br> They have healed also the hurt <i>of the daughter</i> of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when <i>there is</i> no peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14,15</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Jeremiah 27:9,10</a></b></br> 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: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Brokenness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Dress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Lightly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Serious</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Slightly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Superficially</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Wounds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Brokenness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Dress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Heal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/mark/9-39.htm">Lightly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Serious</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Slightly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Superficially</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Wounds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">He shows their grievous judgment;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">and bewails their desperate estate.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "daughter of My people" refers to the nation of Israel, often personified as a daughter in prophetic literature. The leaders and prophets of the time were offering inadequate solutions to the deep-seated issues facing the nation. This reflects a broader biblical theme where God condemns leaders who fail to address the true needs of His people (<a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10</a>). The imagery of "dressing a wound" suggests a temporary or cosmetic fix rather than a genuine healing, indicating negligence and a lack of true pastoral care.<p><b>saying, ‘Peace, peace,’</b><br>The repetition of "peace" emphasizes the false assurances given by the prophets and leaders. In the historical context, this was a time of impending judgment and disaster due to the people's unfaithfulness and idolatry. The leaders were proclaiming peace to maintain a false sense of security, ignoring the warnings of true prophets like Jeremiah. This false prophecy of peace is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where leaders often prioritized their own comfort and status over the truth (<a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a>).<p><b>when there is no peace at all</b><br>This phrase underscores the reality of the situation: despite the leaders' assurances, true peace was absent. The absence of peace is both a physical reality, with the threat of Babylonian invasion, and a spiritual reality, as the people were estranged from God due to their sin. This reflects the biblical principle that true peace comes only from a right relationship with God (<a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm">Isaiah 48:22</a>). The false prophets' message of peace is contrasted with the true peace that Jesus Christ offers, as He is the Prince of Peace (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>), who reconciles humanity to God through His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and judgment to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned over 40 years during a tumultuous period in Judah's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, who were often rebuked by God through prophets like Jeremiah for their idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>Religious leaders in Judah who falsely assured the people of peace and safety, contradicting the true messages from God delivered by Jeremiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_daughter_of_my_people.htm">The Daughter of My People</a></b><br>A poetic expression referring to the people of Judah, emphasizing their relationship with God and their vulnerability.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wound.htm">The Wound</a></b><br>Symbolic of the spiritual and moral decay of Judah, which required genuine repentance and healing rather than superficial remedies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_assurance.htm">The Danger of False Assurance</a></b><br>False prophets in Jeremiah's time offered superficial solutions, leading people away from true repentance. We must be wary of teachings that promise peace without addressing sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_genuine_repentance.htm">The Need for Genuine Repentance</a></b><br>True healing comes from acknowledging our sins and turning back to God. Superficial fixes will not address the root of spiritual issues.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>As believers, we must discern the messages we receive, ensuring they align with God's Word. Leaders should be held accountable to truth, not popular opinion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god's_warnings.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God's Warnings</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings leads to destruction. We must heed His Word and respond with obedience and humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_teachers.htm">The Role of Prophets and Teachers</a></b><br>Prophets and teachers are called to speak truth, even when it is unpopular. Their role is to guide people back to God, not to offer false comfort.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They dress</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְרַפּ֞וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·rap·pū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mend, to cure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wounds</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֤בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7667.htm">Strong's 7667: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with very little care,</span><br /><span class="heb">נְקַלָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·qal·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7043.htm">Strong's 7043: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be slight, swift or trifling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Peace,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁל֣וֹם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peace,’</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁל֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peace.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/8-11.htm">Jeremiah 8:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/8-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:11 They have healed the hurt (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>