We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.Jeremiah 8:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
קַוֵּ֥ה לְשָׁל֖וֹם וְאֵ֣ין ט֑וֹב לְעֵ֥ת מַרְפֵּ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה בְעָתָֽה׃
- קַוֵּ֥הka.Veh“we waited eagerly”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָוָה · “to await” · Strong's H6960A
- לְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.Lom“for peace”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלוֹם · “peace” · Strong's H7965G
- וְאֵ֣יןve.'Ein“and there not”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- ט֑וֹבTov“[was] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
- לְעֵ֥תle.'Et“for a time of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
- מַרְפֵּ֖הmar.Peh“healing”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְפֵּא · “healing” · Strong's H4832
- וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Neh“and there!”Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- בְעָתָֽה׃ve.'a.Tah“terror”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּעָתָה · “terror” · Strong's H1205
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)