Jeremiah 14:19

¹⁷ You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.

¹⁸ If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”

Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.

²⁰ We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.

²¹ For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.
KJV: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
WEB: Have you utterly rejected Judah? Has your soul loathed Zion? Why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
ASV: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
DARBY: Hast thou then utterly rejected Judah? Doth thy soul loathe Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? Peace is looked for, and there is no good, and a time of healing, and behold terror!
BLB: Have you completely rejected Judah? Or has Your soul abhorred Zion? Why did You strike us and [there is] no healing for us? We looked for peace, and [there was] no good; and for the time of healing, and there was terror!

ÅB: Har du da aldeles forkastet Juda, eller vemmes din sjel ved Sion? Hvorfor har du slått oss, så det ikke er noen legedom for oss? Vi venter på fred, og det kommer intet godt, på legedoms tid, og se, det kommer forferdelse.
OTB: Har du fullstendig forkastet Juda? Forakter du Sion? Hvorfor har du plaget oss så vi ikke kan bli helbredet? Vi håpet på fred, men intet godt har kommet; for en tid med helbredelse, men det er bare terror.
B1930: Har du da aldeles forkastet Juda, eller vemmes din sjel ved Sion? Hvorfor har du slått oss, så det ikke er nogen lægedom for oss? Vi venter på fred, og det kommer intet godt, på lægedoms tid, og se, det kommer forferdelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Lamentations 5:22
unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure.
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Jeremiah 8:15
We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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.
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Jeremiah 6:30
They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
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2 Kings 17:19–20
and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.
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Psalms 78:59
On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.
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Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there.
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Jeremiah 12:8
My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.
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