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Jeremiah 8

Jer. 8:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Is there no balm
tsriy (Hebrew #6875)
from an unused root meaning to crack (as by pressure), hence, to leak; distillation, i.e. balsam
KJV usage: balm.
Pronounce: tser-ee'
Origin: or tsoriy {tsor-ee'}
v in Gilead
Gil`ad (Hebrew #1568)
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Gilead, Gileadite.
Pronounce: ghil-awd'
Origin: probably from 1567
; is there no physician
rapha' (Hebrew #7495)
a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
KJV usage: cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole. See 7503.
Pronounce: raw-faw'
Origin: or raphah {raw-faw'}
w there? why then
kiy (Hebrew #3588)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
KJV usage: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Pronounce: kee
Origin: a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent
is not the health
'aruwkah (Hebrew #724)
feminine passive participle of 748 (in the sense of restoring to soundness); wholeness (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: health, made up, perfected.
Pronounce: ar-oo-kaw'
Origin: or rarukah {ar-oo-kaw'}
of the daughter
bath (Hebrew #1323)
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village.
Pronounce: bath
Origin: from 1129 (as feminine of 1121)
of my people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
σrecovered
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
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Jer. 46:11• 11Go up to Gilead, and fetch balm, O virgin-daughter of Egypt! In vain shalt thou multiply remedies: there is no healing for thee. (Jer. 46:11)
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Gen. 37:25• 25And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum--going to carry it down to Egypt. (Gen. 37:25)
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Matt. 9:11‑12• 11And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?
 12But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill. (Matt. 9:11‑12)
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gone up.

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no balm.
Jer. 46:11• 11Go up to Gilead, and fetch balm, O virgin-daughter of Egypt! In vain shalt thou multiply remedies: there is no healing for thee. (Jer. 46:11)
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Jer. 51:8• 8Babylon is suddenly fallen and ruined. Howl over her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. (Jer. 51:8)
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Gen. 37:25• 25And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum--going to carry it down to Egypt. (Gen. 37:25)
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Gen. 43:11• 11And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds. (Gen. 43:11)
no physician.
Matt. 9:11‑12• 11And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with tax-gatherers and sinners?
 12But Jesus hearing it, said, They that are strong have not need of a physician, but those that are ill. (Matt. 9:11‑12)
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Luke 5:31‑32• 31And Jesus answering said to them, They that are in sound health have not need of a physician, but those that are ill.
 32I am not come to call righteous persons, but sinful ones to repentance. (Luke 5:31‑32)
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Luke 8:43• 43And a woman who had a flux of blood since twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, could not be cured by any one, (Luke 8:43)
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Jer. 30:12‑17• 12For thus saith Jehovah: Thy bruise is incurable, thy wound is grievous.
 13There is none to plead thy cause, to bind up thy wound; thou hast no healing medicines.
 14All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not. For I have smitten thee with the stroke of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of thine iniquity: thy sins are manifold.
 15Why criest thou because of thy bruise? thy sorrow is incurable; for the greatness of thine iniquity, because thy sins are manifold, I have done these things unto thee.
 16Therefore all that devour thee shall be devoured, and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be for a spoil; and all they that prey upon thee will I give to be a prey.
 17For I will apply a bandage unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith Jehovah; for they have called thee an outcast: This is Zion that no man seeketh after. (Jer. 30:12‑17)
recovered.
Heb. gone up.
Isa. 1:5‑6• 5Why should ye be smitten any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
 6From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in him; wounds, and weals, and open sores: they have not been dressed, nor bound up, nor mollified with oil. (Isa. 1:5‑6)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?