Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:11

¹¹Go up to Gilead for balm,

O Virgin Daughter of Egypt!

In vain you try many remedies,

but for you there is no healing.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go up	עֲלִ֤י	‘ă·lî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Gilead	גִלְעָד֙	ḡil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
balm	צֳרִ֔י	ṣo·rî	Noun - masculine singular	H6875 balsam
O Virgin	בְּתוּלַ֖ת	bə·ṯū·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1330 virgin
Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
In vain	לַשָּׁוְא֙	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
you try many	הִרְבֵּיתִי	hir·bē·ṯī	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
remedies	רְפֻא֔וֹת	rə·p̄u·’ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7499 remedy, medicine
for you	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
there is no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
healing	תְּעָלָ֖ה	tə·‘ā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8585 water-course

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.