Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:21–22

²¹For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed.

I mourn; horror has gripped me.

²²Is there no balm in Gilead?

Is no physician there?

Why then has the health of the daughter of my people

not been restored?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the brokenness	שֶׁ֥בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
of the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּ֖י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
I am crushed	הָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּי	hā·šə·bā·rə·tî	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
I mourn	קָדַ֕רְתִּי	qā·ḏar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6937 be dark
horror	שַׁמָּ֖ה	šam·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
has gripped me	הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃	he·ḥĕ·zi·qā·ṯə·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is there no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
balm	הַצֳרִי֙	ha·ṣo·rî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6875 balsam
in Gilead	בְּגִלְעָ֔ד	bə·ḡil·‘āḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
Is no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
physician	רֹפֵ֖א	rō·p̄ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7495 heal
there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Why	מַדּ֙וּעַ֙	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
then	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
has the health	אֲרֻכַ֖ת	’ă·ru·ḵaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H724 healing
of the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּֽי׃	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been restored	עָֽלְתָ֔ה	‘ā·lə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 8:21 Jeremiah 14:17 · Nahum 2:10 · Joel 2:6 · Psalm 137:3–6 · Song of Solomon 1:5–6

Jeremiah 8:22 Jeremiah 46:11 · Genesis 37:25 · Jeremiah 51:8 · Jeremiah 30:12–17 · Luke 8:43 · Luke 5:31–32 · Genesis 43:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.