Jeremiah 46:11

Judgment on Egypt · Jeremiah 46:1–28
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Translations

Modern
Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.
Traditional
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.
Literal
Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you have multiplied remedies; there is no healing for you.
Latin
Ascende in Galaad, et tolle resinam, virgo filia Ægypti: frustra multiplicas medicamina: sanitas non erit tibi.

Original

Hebrew
English
Go up to Gilead for balm, O Virgin Daughter of Egypt! In vain you try many remedies, but for you there is no healing.

Notes

Gilead was famous for its healing plants (compare Jeremiah 8:22).

Jeremiah used the outcome of a battle known to Jehoiakim to warn him and the people of Jerusalem. He said Egypt could not protect them from Babylon. Pharaoh Neco believed it was the right time to become the main power in the ancient Near East, so he moved north in 609 BC. Neco spent several years helping parts of the Assyrian army try to stop the Babylonian army's westward advance. However, he was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River in 605 BC. Soon after, the Babylonian army surrounded Jerusalem and forced Jehoiakim to become a Babylonian vassal.

Events

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Gilead: Mountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name

Glossary

Assyria, Assyrians Balm, Balsam Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Gilead (Place) Jeremiah (Person) Medicine and Medical Practice Nations Oholah and Oholibah Perea

Topics

Balm: A Medicinal Balsam Disease: Remedies Used Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: Armies Destroyed by Babylon Gilead: Exported Spices, Balm, and Myrrh Medicine: General Scriptures Concerning War: Evils of