Jeremiah 14:19
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
טוֹב
was good
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טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
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מַרְפֵּא
healing
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מַרְפֵּא
Healing, health, a cure. Marpe. A merry heart is good like medicine. God heals spirit soul and body. He is interested in the whole person.
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קָוָה
we waited eagerly
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קָוָה
To wait, to hope. Qavah. Those who wait on the LORD renew their strength. Active confident expectation not passive resignation.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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נָכָה
have you struck/ us
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נָכָה
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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מַדּוּעַ
why?
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מַדּוּעַ
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
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מָאַס
have you rejected
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מָאַס
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
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גָּעַל
does it abhor
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גָּעַל
to detest; by implication, to reject
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בְּעָתָה
terror
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בְּעָתָה
fear
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