Jeremiah 8:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they have healed{H7495} the hurt{H7667} of the daughter{H1323} of my people{H5971} slightly,{H7043} saying,{H559} Peace,{H7965} peace;{H7965} when there is no peace.{H7965}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For they have healed{H7495}{(H8762)} the hurt{H7667} of the daughter{H1323} of my people{H5971} slightly{H7043}{(H8738)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Peace{H7965}, peace{H7965}; when there is no peace{H7965}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles, they heale the hurte of my people with swete wordes, sayenge: peace, peace, where there is no peace at all.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For they haue healed the hurt of the daughter of my people with sweete woordes, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Neuerthelesse, they heale the hurt of my people very slenderly, saying, peace, peace: where there is no peace at all.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, Peace, peace! and there is no peace.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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!

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 6:14 : 14 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.
  • Lam 2:14 : 14 The visions of your prophets were false and empty; they did not expose your iniquity to restore your fortunes. Instead, they saw false and misleading oracles for you.
  • Ezek 13:10-16 : 10 Because they have misled my people by saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they plaster it over with whitewash, 11 say to those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be a flooding rain, hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break it. 12 When the wall falls, people will ask you, ‘Where is the whitewash you applied?’ 13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: In my wrath, I will unleash a stormy wind. In my anger, there will be flooding rain, and hailstones in fury will bring about destruction. 14 I will break down the wall that you plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. It will collapse, and you will perish within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 15 So I will pour out my wrath on the wall and on those who plaster it with whitewash. I will tell you, ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who plastered it,’ 16 along with the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and claimed visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had not caused them grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  • Mic 2:11 : 11 If someone full of wind and deceit lies and says, 'I will preach to you about wine and strong drink,' that would be just the preacher for this people!
  • Jer 14:14-15 : 14 The LORD said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in My name. I did not send them, command them, or speak to them. They are seeing false visions, giving worthless divinations and deceitful messages from their own hearts. 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who declare, 'No sword or famine will touch this land': By sword and famine, those prophets will meet their end.
  • Jer 27:9-9 : 9 So do not listen to your prophets, diviners, dreamers, soothsayers, or sorcerers who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ 10 They are prophesying lies to you, and the result will be that I will drive you far from your land, and you will perish.
  • Jer 28:3-9 : 3 Within two years, I will bring back to this place all the articles of the LORD's house that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took from here and carried to Babylon. 4 I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.' 5 Then the prophet Jeremiah responded to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people standing in the house of the LORD. 6 The prophet Jeremiah said, 'Amen! May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing back the articles of the LORD's house and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.' 7 Nevertheless, listen now to this word I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people: 8 The prophets who came before me and you from ancient times prophesied against many nations and great kingdoms of war, disaster, and plague. 9 But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his word comes to pass.
  • 1 Kgs 22:6 : 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.'
  • 1 Kgs 22:13 : 13 The messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, 'Behold, all the prophets are declaring good things to the king with one voice. Please let your word agree with theirs and say something favorable.'

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    13 For from the least to the greatest, all are greedy for unjust gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

    14 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.

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    10 Because they have misled my people by saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they plaster it over with whitewash,

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    10 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at their throats.'

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    17 They keep saying to those who despise the LORD, ‘The LORD says you will have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’

  • Jer 8:15
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    15 We hoped for peace, but no good has come. We looked for a time of healing, but there is only terror.

  • Ezek 7:25
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    25 Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but there will be none.

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    16 along with the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and claimed visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 8:10
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    10 Therefore, I will give their wives to others and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

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    5 This is what the LORD says: "As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim peace when they have something to eat but prepare for war against those who do not feed them.

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    16 And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

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    13 But I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets are telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.'"

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    8 The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their ways. They have made their paths crooked; whoever walks in them does not know peace.

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    22 'There is no peace for the wicked,' says the LORD.

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    22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the healing of my people not come?

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    5 This is what the LORD says: We have heard a sound of terror—a cry of fear, not peace.

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    11 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been thoroughly unfaithful to Me, declares the Lord.

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    9 For her wound is incurable; it has even reached Judah. It has reached the gates of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.

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    17 And the way of peace they have not known.

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    21 'There is no peace,' says my God, 'for the wicked.'

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    3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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    12 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they do not feel any shame. They do not even know how to blush. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. At the time of their punishment, they will stumble, says the LORD.

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    19 Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: 'Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?' Why have they provoked me to anger with their idols, with their worthless foreign gods?

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    12 This is what the LORD says: Your wound is incurable; your injury is beyond healing.

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    6 But I will bring it health and healing, I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth.

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    8 They feed on the sins of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity.