Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror. New Living Translation We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.’ English Standard Version We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. Berean Standard Bible We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror. King James Bible We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! New King James Version “We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble! New American Standard Bible We waited for peace, but no good came; For a time of healing, but behold, terror! NASB 1995 We waited for peace, but no good came; For a time of healing, but behold, terror! NASB 1977 We waited for peace, but no good came; For a time of healing, but behold, terror! Legacy Standard Bible We waited for peace, but there was no good; For a time of healing, but behold, terror! Amplified Bible We waited for peace and salvation, but no good came, And for a time of healing, but behold, terror! Christian Standard Bible We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror. Holman Christian Standard Bible We hoped for peace, but there was nothing good; for a time of healing, but there was only terror. American Standard Version We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay! Aramaic Bible in Plain English We wait for peace and there is no good, and for a time of healing, and there was distress for us Brenton Septuagint Translation We assembled for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, but behold anxiety. Contemporary English Version We had hoped for peace and a time of healing, but all we got was terror. Douay-Rheims Bible We looked for peace and no good came: for a time of healing, and behold fear. English Revised Version We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold dismay! GOD'S WORD® Translation We hoped for peace, but nothing good has happened. We hoped for a time of healing, but there's only terror. Good News Translation We hoped for peace and a time of healing, but it was no use; terror came instead. International Standard Version We waited for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but instead there was terror. JPS Tanakh 1917 We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of healing, and behold terror!' Literal Standard Version Looking for peace—and there is no good, | For a time of healing, and behold—terror. Majority Standard Bible We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror. New American Bible We wait for peace to no avail; for a time of healing, but terror comes instead. NET Bible We hoped for good fortune, but nothing good has come of it. We hoped for a time of relief, but instead we experience terror. New Revised Standard Version We look for peace, but find no good, for a time of healing, but there is terror instead. New Heart English Bible We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and look, dismay. Webster's Bible Translation We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold, trouble! World English Bible We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay! Young's Literal Translation Looking for peace -- and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah's Sin and Punishment…14Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. 15We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror. 16The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.… Cross References Job 30:26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell. Jeremiah 8:11 They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace at all. Jeremiah 14:19 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. Treasury of Scripture We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! Jeremiah 4:10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. Jeremiah 14:19 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! Micah 1:12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. Jump to Previous Dismay Fear Good Great Healing Health Hoped Peace Terror Time Trouble Waited Well-BeingJump to Next Dismay Fear Good Great Healing Health Hoped Peace Terror Time Trouble Waited Well-BeingJeremiah 8 1. The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.4. He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency. 13. He shows their grievous judgment; 18. and bewails their desperate estate. (15) A time of health . . .--Better, healing, or, following another etymology, a time of quietness, and behold alarm. "Peace," in the first clause, is used in its wider sense as including all forms of good.Verse 15. - Health; rather, healing. Another rendering is tranquility (same sense as in Ecclesiastes 10:4). Trouble; rather, terror. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew We hopedקַוֵּ֥ה (qaw·wêh) Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect for peace, לְשָׁל֖וֹם (lə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace but no וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle good [has come], ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good for a time לְעֵ֥ת (lə·‘êṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6256: Time, now, when of healing, מַרְפֵּ֖ה (mar·pêh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4832: Curative, a medicine, a cure, deliverance, placidity but there וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! was only terror. בְעָתָֽה׃ (ḇə·‘ā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1205: Terror, dismay Links Jeremiah 8:15 NIVJeremiah 8:15 NLT Jeremiah 8:15 ESV Jeremiah 8:15 NASB Jeremiah 8:15 KJV Jeremiah 8:15 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 8:15 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 8:15 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 8:15 French Bible Jeremiah 8:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:15 We looked for peace but no good (Jer.) |
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