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Jeremiah 8:15 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Jeremiah 8:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!”
Jeremiah 8:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 8:15
This verse captures disappointed hope: 'We looked for peace, but no good came.' The Hebrew qivvinu leshalom (קִוִּינוּ לְשָׁלוֹם) indicates confident expectation of the false prophets' 'shalom' message (v. 11). 'And for a time of health, and behold trouble!' uses the contrast between marpeh (מַרְפֵּא, healing) and be'atah (בְּעָתָה, terror, calamity). The false prophets had promised healing; reality delivered terror. This verse exposes false hope's bitter fruit—those who believed lying prophets discovered too late that their confidence was misplaced. The contrast between expected shalom and ex...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 8:15
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“and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace”
“Peace and safety, then sudden destruction will come on them”
“because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.”
“saying”
“Ah”