King James Version

Jeremiah 8:15

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

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קַוֵּ֥הqavehgatherקָוָהverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “gather”, a commandH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).לְשָׁל֖וֹםleshalomto healthשָׁלוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).ט֑וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…לְעֵ֥תleetto whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “to when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.מַרְפֵּ֖הmarpehcureמַרְפֵּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cure”, the ordinary formH4832properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity(in-)cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.בְעָתָֽהveatahtroubleבְּעָתָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “trouble”, the ordinary formH1205feartrouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold terror!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!

Young’s Literal Translation

Looking for peace — and there is no good, For a time of healing, and lo, terror.

World English Bible

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!

Darby Translation

Peace is looked for, and there is no good; a time of healing, and behold, terror.

Douay-Rheims

We looked for peace and no good came: for a time of healing, and behold fear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold terror!'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We assembled for peace, but there was no prosperity; for a time of healing, but behold anxiety.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνήχθημεν εἰς εἰρήνην, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἀγαθὰ, εἰς καιρὸν ἰάσεως, καὶ ἰδοὺ σπουδή.