Jeremiah 8:22

Lament Over Judah

²¹ I am broken by the brokenness
of my dear people.
I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.
²² Is there no balm in Gilead?
Is there no physician there?
So why has the healing of my dear people
not come about?

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Balm in Gilead

In Me

My People

Gilead

No

Genesis 37:25

Then they sat down to eat a meal. They looked up, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.

Jeremiah 46:11

Go up to Gilead and get balm,
Virgin Daughter Egypt!
You have multiplied remedies in vain;
there is no healing for you.

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and take them down to the man as a gift—some balsam and some honey, aromatic gum and resin, pistachios and almonds.

Isaiah 1:5-6

Why do you want more beatings?
Why do you keep on rebelling?
The whole head is hurt,
and the whole heart is sick.

Jeremiah 30:12-17

For this is what the Lord says:

Your injury is incurable;
your wound most severe.

Jeremiah 51:8

Suddenly Babylon fell and was shattered.
Wail for her;
get balm for her wound—
perhaps she can be healed.

Matthew 9:11-12

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 5:31-32

Jesus replied to them, “The healthy don’t need a doctor, but the sick do.

Luke 8:43

A woman suffering from bleeding for 12 years, who had spent all she had on doctors yet could not be healed by any,