Jeremiah 8:11

11 They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, "Peace, 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 The wise shall be put to shame, they shall be dismayed and taken; since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what wisdom is in them?
10 Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest everyone deals falsely.
11 They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, "Peace, peace," when there is no peace.
12 They acted shamefully, they committed abomination; yet they were not at all ashamed, they did not know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time when I punish them, they shall be overthrown, says the Lord.
13 When I wanted to gather them, says the Lord, there are no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree; even the leaves are withered, and what I gave them has passed away from them.
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