Jeremías 6:14

14 Curan por encima la herida de mi pueblo,y les desean: “¡Paz, paz!”,cuando en realidad no hay paz.

Jeremías 6:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 6:14

They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people
slightly
That is, the false prophets and lying priests, who pretended to be physicians, and to heal the sickly and distempered state of the people; and they did do it, in their way, but not thoroughly; they did not search the wound to the bottom; they drew a skin over it, and made a scar of it, and called it a cure; they made light of the hurt or wound; they healed it, making nothing of it;
or "despising it", as the Septuagint: or they healed it "with reproach", as the Vulgate Latin version; in such a manner, as that it was both a reproach to them, and to the people: or, as the Targum,

``they healed the breach of the congregation of my people with their lying words;''

which are as follow: saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace;
promising them all prosperity, plenty of good things, and a continuance in their own land; when in a short time there would be none of these things, but sudden destruction would come upon them; see ( 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ) .

Jeremías 6:14 In-Context

12 Sus casas, sus campos y sus mujerescaerán en manos extrañas,porque yo voy a extender mi manocontra los habitantes del país—afirma el SEÑOR—.

13 »Desde el más pequeño hasta el más grande,todos codician ganancias injustas;desde el profeta hasta el sacerdote,todos practican el engaño.

14 Curan por encima la herida de mi pueblo,y les desean: “¡Paz, paz!”,cuando en realidad no hay paz.

15 ¿Acaso se han avergonzadode la abominación que han cometido?¡No, no se han avergonzado de nada,ni saben siquiera lo que es la vergüenza!Por eso, caerán con los que caigan;cuando los castigue, serán derribados»,dice el SEÑOR.

16 Así dice el SEÑOR:«Deténganse en los caminos y miren;pregunten por los senderos antiguos.Pregunten por el buen camino,y no se aparten de él.Así hallarán el descanso anhelado.Pero ellos dijeron:“No lo seguiremos”.