Jeremiah 8:11

They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
Jeremiah 8:11
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְרַפּ֞וּ אֶת־שֶׁ֤בֶר בַּת־עַמִּי֙ עַל־נְקַלָּ֔ה לֵאמֹ֖ר שָׁל֣וֹם׀ שָׁל֑וֹם וְאֵ֖ין שָׁלֽוֹם׃

  1. וַיְרַפּ֞וּvay.ra.Pu“and they have healed”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָפָא · “to heal” · Strong's H7495
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. שֶׁ֤בֶרShe.ver“[the] fracture of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “breaking” · Strong's H7667
  4. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  5. עַמִּי֙'a.Mi“people my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. נְקַלָּ֔הne.ka.Lah“a trifling [thing]”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from קָלַל · “to lighten” · Strong's H7043
  8. לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. שָׁל֣וֹם׀sha.Lom“peace”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
  10. שָׁל֑וֹםsha.Lom“peace”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
  11. וְאֵ֖יןve.'Ein“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  12. שָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.Lom“[is] peace”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)