Jeremiah 8:15 Go deeper

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

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קַוֵּ֥הka.Vehwe waited eagerly

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 1

לְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.Lomfor peace

Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: peace

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 26:31, Genesis 28:21, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 41:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7965G; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 2

וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 3

ט֑וֹבTov[was] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 4

לְעֵ֥תle.'Etfor a time of

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 5

מַרְפֵּ֖הmar.Pehhealing

Lemma: מַרְפֵּא (mar.pe) · Strong's: H4832

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: healing

Used 16 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 21:18, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Proverbs 4:22, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4832; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 6

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 7

בְעָתָֽה\׃ve.'a.Tahterror

Lemma: בְּעָתָה (be.a.tah) · Strong's: H1205

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: terror

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1205; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

We hoped	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
for peace	→	שָׁלוֹם H7965G peace
but no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
good [has come]	→	טוֹב H2896B good
for a time	→	עֵת H6256 time
of healing	→	מַרְפֵּא H4832 healing
but there	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
was only terror	→	בְּעָתָה H1205 terror

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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