Jeremiah 8:11 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, Peace, peace! and there is no peace.

And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

English Amplified

For they have healed the wound of the daughter of My people only lightly and slightingly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For they have healed the wound of the daughter of My people only lightly and slightingly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They have treated the brokenness of my dear people superficially, claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they have healed the breach of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace! when there is no peace.

English EASY 2024

They tell my dear people that their wounds are not bad. They say to them, “No problem! You will have peace.” But there will be no peace for my people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They should bandage the deep wounds my people have suffered, but they treat their wounds like small scratches. They say, "It's all right, everything is all right." But it is not all right!

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They act as if my people's wounds were only scratches. ‘All is well,’ they say, when all is not well.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They treat my dear people's wounds as though they were not serious, saying, "Everything is alright! Everything is alright!" But it's not alright.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They have treated superficially the brokenness of My dear people, claiming: Peace, peace, when there is no peace.

English KJV 1611

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For they have healed the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, 'Peace, peace,' But there is no peace.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They would repair, as though it were nought, the injury to the daughter of my people: "Peace, peace!" they say, though there is no peace.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say, “Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They bandage the wounds of my people as if they were not very deep. 'Peace, peace,' they say. But there isn't any peace.

They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. "Peace, peace," they say, when there is no peace.

English NKJ 1982

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace.

They offer superficial treatments for my people's mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when all is war.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, "Peace, peace," when there is no peace.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

And they treat the wounds of my beloved people as though they were scratches. ‘Don’t worry,’ they say. ‘Peace, everything is well,’ when there is no peace, and nothing is well.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They give useless medicine for my people's grievous wounds, for they assure them all is well when that isn't so at all!

English Tyndale 1537

Nevertheless, they heal the hurt of my people with sweet words, saying: peace, peace, where there is no peace at all.