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Jeremiah 46:11

EgyptGilead

9 Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

10 For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.

12 The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”

13 This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.
KJV
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
WEB
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, virgin daughter of Egypt. You use many medicines in vain. There is no healing for you.
ASV
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee.
DARBY
Go up to Gilead, and fetch balm, O virgin-daughter of Egypt! In vain shalt thou multiply remedies: there is no healing for thee.
BLB
Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you have multiplied remedies; there is no healing for you.
ÅB
Dra opp til Gilead og hent balsam, du jomfru, Egypts datter! Forgjeves bruker du mange slags legedom; det finnes ikke plaster for deg.
OTB
"Gå opp til Gilead og hent balsam, Jomfru Datter Egypt. Du har brukt mange remedier forgjeves; det er ingen helbredelse for deg.
B1930
Dra op til Gilead og hent balsam, du jomfru, Egyptens datter! Forgjeves bruker du mange slags lægedom; det finnes ikke plaster for dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 8:22

    Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?

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  • Micah 1:9

    For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.

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  • Jeremiah 14:17

    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.

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  • Luke 8:43–44

    including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.

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  • Isaiah 47:1

    “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.

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  • Nahum 3:19

    There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?

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  • Genesis 43:11

    Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

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  • Matthew 5:26

    Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

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