Jeremiah 8:20–22

20 “The harvest is past, the summer is ended,

and we are not saved.”

21 For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded;

I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead?

Is there no physician there?

Why then has the health of the daughter of my people

not been restored?

20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

20 “The harvest is finished,

and the summer is gone,” the people cry,

“yet we are not saved!”

21 I hurt with the hurt of my people.

I mourn and am overcome with grief.

22 Is there no medicine in Gilead?

Is there no physician there?

Why is there no healing

for the wounds of my people?

20 “The harvest is past,

The summer is ended,

And we are not saved!”

21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt.

I am mourning;

Astonishment has taken hold of me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead,

Is there no physician there?

Why then is there no recovery

For the health of the daughter of my people?

20 And the people say, “Harvest time is over;

summer has ended,

and we have not been saved.”

21 Because my people are crushed, I am crushed.

I cry loudly and am afraid for them.

22 Isn’t there balm in the land of Gilead?

Isn’t there a doctor there?

So why aren’t the hurts of my people healed?

20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 21 —For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me. 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?

20 The harvest is past, 

the summer has ended, 

and we haven’t been saved. 

21 I am crushed because my dear people have been crushed. 

I mourn; terror grips me. 

22 Isn’t there medicine in Gilead? 

Aren’t there doctors there? 

Then why hasn’t the health of my dear people been restored? 

20 Harvest has passed, summer has ended,

but we have not been saved.

21 I am broken by the brokenness

of my dear people.

I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead?

Is there no physician there?

So why has the healing of my dear people

not come about?

20 “The harvest is past, the summer is ended,

and we are not saved.”

21 For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am broken,

I mourn, and horror has seized me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead?

Is there no physician there?

Why then has the health of the daughter of my people

not been restored?

20 The harvest has passed,

the summer has come to an end,

and we have not received help.

21 “Because of the wound of the daughter of my people I am broken down,

I mourn, horror has seized me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead?

Is there no healer there?

Why, then, has the healing of the daughter of my people not been restored?

20 The people say, “The harvest is over.

The summer has ended.

And we still haven’t been saved.”

21 My people are crushed, so I am crushed.

I sob, and I am filled with horror.

22 Isn’t there any healing lotion in Gilead?

Isn’t there a doctor there?

Then why doesn’t someone heal

the wounds of my people?

20 “Harvest is past, summer is ended,

And we are not saved.”

21 For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am broken;

I mourn, dismay has taken hold of me.

22 Is there no balm in Gilead?

Is there no physician there?

Why then has not the health of the daughter of my people been restored?