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The People

20 The harvest is past,
summer has ended,
and we have not been saved.

Jeremiah’s Grief

21 Because my people are crushed, I have been crushed.
I am in mourning, and horror seizes me.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead?[a]
Is there no physician there?
Why has the health of my people not been restored?

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 8:22 A region east of the Jordan, known for plants such as the storax tree, which is useful for medicinal purposes