Jeremiah 46 · Verse 11

Jeremiah 46:11

Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
Jeremiah 46:11, King James Version

Jeremiah 46:11 in other translations

BSBGo up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.
WEBGo up into Gilead, and take balm, virgin daughter of Egypt. You use many medicines in vain. There is no healing for you.
ASVGo up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no healing for thee.
YLTGo up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt, In vain thou hast multiplied medicines, Healing there is none for thee.
DARBYGo up to Gilead, and fetch balm, O virgin-daughter of Egypt! In vain shalt thou multiply remedies: there is no healing for thee.
BBEGo up to Gilead and take sweet oil, O virgin daughter of Egypt: there is no help in all your medical arts; nothing will make you well.
WebsterGo up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.

What does Jeremiah 46:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Gilead ... balm--(See on Jr 8:22); namely, for curing the wounds; but no medicine will avail, so desperate shall be the slaughter. virgin--Egypt is so called on account of her effeminate luxury, and as having never yet been brought under foreign yoke. thou shalt not be cured--literally, "there shall be no cure for thee" (Jr 30:13; Eze 30:21). Not that the kingdom of Egypt should cease to exist, but it should not recover its former strength; the blow should be irretrievable.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm - An irony. Egypt is so completely enfeebled by this overthrow, that her political wound is utterly incurable. This figure is used with the more propriety here, as the Egyptians have been celebrated from the remotest antiquity for their knowledge of medicine.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 46:1-12

The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28) Verses 1-12 The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and interest they have, yet it shall be all in…

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Jeremiah 46:11 in the original Hebrew

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עֲלִ֤י'a.Ligo upH5927
גִלְעָד֙gil.'AdGileadH1568
וּקְחִ֣יu.ke.Chiand acquireH3947
צֳרִ֔יtzo.RibalmH6875
בְּתוּלַ֖תbe.tu.LatO virgin ofH1330
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
לַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'for <the> vanityH7723
הִרְבֵּ֣יתhir.bei.tiyou have multipliedH7235
רְפֻא֔וֹתre.fu.'otremediesH7499
תְּעָלָ֖הte.'a.Lah[is] healingH8585
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhfor <the> you

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Cross references for Jeremiah 46:11

  • Jeremiah 8:22

    Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

  • Micah 1:9

    For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 14:17

    Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

  • Luke 8:43-44

    And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

  • Isaiah 47:1

    Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

  • Nahum 3:19

    There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

  • Genesis 43:11

    And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

  • Matthew 5:26

    Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

  • Jeremiah 30:12-15

    For thus saith the Lord, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines. All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased. Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.

  • Ezekiel 30:21-25

    Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. …

  • Genesis 37:25

    And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

  • Jeremiah 51:8

    Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

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Gilead.
8:22; 51:8; Ge 37:25; 43:11; Eze 27:17
O virgin.
14:17; Isa 47:1
in vain.
30:12-15; Eze 30:21-25; Mic 1:9; Na 3:19; Mt 5:26; Lu 8:43,44
thou shalt not be cured. Heb. no cure shall be unto thee.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 46:10

    For this is the day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord God of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

  • Jeremiah 46:11

    Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.

  • Jeremiah 46:12

    The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.

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Jeremiah 46:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sube á Galaad, y toma bálsamo, virgen hija de Egipto: por demás multiplicarás medicinas; no hay cura para ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Monte à Galaad, et prends du baume, vierge, fille de l’Égypte! En vain tu multiplies les remèdes, il n’y a point de guérison pour toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gehe hinauf nach Gilead und hole Balsam, du Jungfrau, Tochter Ägyptens! Vergeblich häufst du die Heilmittel; da ist kein Pflaster für dich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ascende in Galaad, et tolle resinam, virgo filia Ægypti: frustra multiplicas medicamina: sanitas non erit tibi.