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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 8:15 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 8:15 |
King James |
We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Repeated (Jer 14:19).
We looked for--owing to the expectations held out by the false prophets.
health--healing; that is, restoration from adversity. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Health ... trouble - Or, "rest ... terror." |
19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!