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894 B
894 B
General Information:
The words "they," "their" and "them" in these verses refer to the people of Judah.
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues giving Jeremiah his message to the people of Judah.
They healed the wounds of my people lightly
Possible meanings are 1) the wounds represent the problems the people have as a result of their sin. AT: "They act as though my people's problems are not serious, like small wounds" or 2) the wounds represent the people's sin. AT: "They act as though my people's sins are not serious, like small wounds" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
They healed the wounds ... lightly
Here "lightly" represents treating the wounds as if they were not serious, as if they were not difficult. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
"Peace, Peace," when there was no peace
"'All is well, All is well,' but it was not well"