Yēlìmǐshū 8:15

15 Wǒmen zhǐwang píngān , què dé bù zhe hǎo chù . zhǐwang quányù de shíhou , búliào , shòu le jīng huáng .

Yēlìmǐshū 8:15 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 8:15

We looked for peace
Outward prosperity, affluence of temporal blessings, peace with enemies, and safety from them, which the false prophets had given them reason to expect; or which last they concluded and hoped for, from their being in the defenced cities: but no good came;
they were disappointed in their expectation; the good that was promised them, and they looked for, never came, but all the reverse: and for a time of health;
or, of healing ^F12; the political wounds of the commonwealth of Israel: and behold trouble!
or "terror" ^F13; at the approach of the enemy, described in the following verses. The Targum is,

``a time of pardon of offences, and, lo, a punishment of sins.''

Healing, in Scripture, signifies pardon of sin; see ( Psalms 41:4 ) ( 103:3 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (hprm) "medelae, [vel] sanationis", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Schmidt.
F13 (hteb) "terror", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Schmdit.

Yēlìmǐshū 8:15 In-Context

13 Yēhéhuá shuō , wǒ bì shǐ tāmen quán rán mièjué . pútàoshù shang bì méiyǒu pútào , wúhuāguǒ shù shang bì méiyǒu guǒzi , yèzi yĕ bì kū gān . wǒ suǒ cìgĕi tāmende , bì líkāi tāmen guo qù .

14 Wǒmen wèihé jìng zuò bú dòng ne . wǒmen dāng jùjí , jìnrù jiāngù chéng , zaì nàli jìngmò bù yán . yīnwei Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén shǐ wǒmen jìngmò bù yán , yòu jiāng kǔdǎn shuǐ gĕi wǒmen hē , dōu yīn wǒmen de zuì le Yēhéhuá .

15 Wǒmen zhǐwang píngān , què dé bù zhe hǎo chù . zhǐwang quányù de shíhou , búliào , shòu le jīng huáng .

16 Tīngjian cóng dàn nàli dírén de mǎ pēn bí qì , tāde zhuàng mǎ fā sī shēng , quán dì jiù dōu zhèndòng . yīnwei tāmen lái tūn miè zhè dì hé qí shang suǒyǒude , tūn miè zhè chéng yǔ qízhōng de jūmín .

17 Kàn nǎ , wǒ bì shǐ dúshé dào nǐmen zhōngjiān , shì bù fú fǎshù de , bì yǎo nǐmen . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .