Jeremiah 8:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 8:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הַצֳרִי֙
tsᵉrîy
H6875
balm
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בְּגִלְעָ֔ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
רֹפֵ֖א
râphâʼ
H7495
to heal
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
כִּ֗י
kîy
H3588
that
מַדּ֨וּעַ֙
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָֽלְתָ֔ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֲרֻכַ֖ת
ʼărûwkâh
H724
healing
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
עַמִּֽי
ʻam
H5971
people
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then isn't the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
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King James Version Public Domain
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Is there no balm medicine in Gilead? Is there not a healer there? Then why does the healing of the daughter of my people not go up?
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