Jeremiah 8:11

11 They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 8:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 8:11

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people,
&c.] (See Gill on Jeremiah 6:14), (See Gill on Jeremiah 6:15).

Jeremiah 8:11 In-Context

9 These wise teachers will fall into the trap of their own foolishness, for they have rejected the word of the LORD . Are they so wise after all?
10 I will give their wives to others and their farms to strangers. From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that. They are all frauds.
11 They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace.
12 Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them, says the LORD .
13 I will surely consume them. There will be no more harvests of figs and grapes. Their fruit trees will all die. Whatever I gave them will soon be gone. I, the LORD, have spoken!’
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