KJV ORIGINAL
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what the LORD says: Your injury cannot be healed, and your wound is terrible.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling His people that their spiritual condition is so damaged it seems beyond repair.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was prophesying during the final years before Jerusalem's destruction by Babylon (around 586 BC). The people of Judah had repeatedly turned away from God through idolatry and injustice, ignoring multiple warnings from prophets. This verse describes the severity of their spiritual condition - like a wound so infected it appears incurable.
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