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Jeremiah 6:14

PeaceTruth and honesty

12 Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD.

13 “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

15 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.

16 This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

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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
They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
KJV
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
WEB
They have healed also the hurt of my people superficially, saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ when there is no peace.
ASV
They have healed also the hurt of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
DARBY
And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.
BLB
And they have healed the breach of My people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ And [there is] no peace.
ÅB
og de leger mitt folks skade på lettferdig vis, idet de sier: Fred! Fred! Og det er dog ingen fred.
OTB
De behandler mitt folks sår som om det ikke var alvorlig. ‘Fred, fred,’ sier de, når det ikke er fred.
B1930
og de læger mitt folks skade på lettferdig vis, idet de sier: Fred! Fred! Og det er dog ingen fred.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 13:10

    Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,

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  • Jeremiah 23:17

    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.’

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  • Jeremiah 4:10

    Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”

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  • Lamentations 2:14

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 14:13

    “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.’”

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  • Jeremiah 8:11–12

    They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

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  • 2 Peter 2:18–19

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

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  • Micah 2:11

    If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!

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