Jeremiah 8:15

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!

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WEBBE

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!

BSB

We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

KJV

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!

ASV

We looked for peace, but no good came; [and] for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!

BBE

We were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there is only a great fear.

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קַוֵּה ka·veh we waited eagerly H6960 לְשָׁלוֹם le·sha·lom for peace H7965 וְאֵין ve·'ein and there not H369 טוֹב tov [was] good H2896 לְעֵת le·'et for a time of H6256 מַרְפֵּה mar·peh healing H4832 וְהִנֵּה ve·hi·neh and there H2009 בְעָתָה ve·'a·tah terror H1205

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.