Jeremiah 8:15

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

"We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!" - Jeremiah 8:15
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What does Jeremiah 8:15 mean?

Jeremiah 8:15 (KJV) states, "We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!" This verse comes from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Jeremiah was a prophet who lived during a tumultuous time in Israel's history. The nation was…

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Searching for Peace in Troubling Times

In a world where anxiety and unrest often seem to reign, the heartfelt cry of Jeremiah resonates deeply: "We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!" (Jeremiah 8:15 KJV). This verse encapsulates the despair and disillusionment that arise…

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A Prayer for Peace and Restoration Amidst Troubling Times

O Lord, our God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, as we come before You with open hearts, we are reminded of the poignant words of Jeremiah, who declared, "We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!" (Jeremiah 8:15 KJV). In this…

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Jeremiah 8:15 - "We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!"
Jeremiah 15:8 - "Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city."
Jeremiah 43:8 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,"
Jeremiah 39:15 - "¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,"
Jeremiah 37:15 - "Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison."
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 15:12 - "Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?"
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 28:15 - "Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie."
Jeremiah 10:15 - "They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish."
Jeremiah 13:15 - "¶ Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken."
Jeremiah 36:8 - "And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD'S house."
Jeremiah 13:8 - "Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Jeremiah 8:20 - "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."
Jeremiah 10:8 - "But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities."
"¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying," - Jeremiah 43:8
Jeremiah 4:15 - "For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim."
Genesis 15:8
Jeremiah 8:8 - "How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain."
Jeremiah 7:8 - "¶ Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit."
Judges 9:8-15
Revelation 15:5-8
Exodus 8:1-15
Romas 8:15-16
Jeremiah 49:15 - "For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men."
Jeremiah 17:15 - "¶ Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now."
Jeremiah 41:15 - "But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites."