KJV ORIGINAL
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Isn't there healing medicine in Gilead? Aren't there doctors there? Then why haven't my people been healed?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is expressing deep sorrow and frustration, wondering why His people haven't found the spiritual healing that is available to them.
📚 Historical Context
Gilead was a region east of the Jordan River famous for producing a healing resin or balm from trees, making it known as a place of medical remedy. Jeremiah was prophesying during the final years before Jerusalem's destruction by Babylon, when the spiritual condition of God's people had deteriorated severely despite available means of restoration.
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