Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
No physician
Why
Recovered
Bible References
No balm
Jeremiah 46:11
Go up to Gilead, and take balsam, O virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou bring up many healings; none to thee.
Jeremiah 51:8
Babylon fell suddenly, and she will be broken: wail ye for her; take balsam for her pain, perhaps she will be healed.
Genesis 37:25
And they will sit down to eat bread, and they will lift up their eyes, and will see, and behold travellers, Ishmaelites come from Gilead, and their camels bearing perfumes and balsam and myrrh, going to carry down to Egypt
Genesis 43:11
And Israel their father will say to them, If so now, do this; take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man a gift of a little balsam, and a little honey and spice and resin, pistacia nuts, and almonds.
No physician
Matthew 9:11
And the Pharisees, seeing, said to his disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with tax collectors and the sinful?
Luke 5:31
And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Those being in good health have no need of a physician; but they being ill
Luke 8:43
And a woman being in a flowing of blood for twelve years, who having expended all the means of subsistence upon physicians, could not be cured by any.
Why
Jeremiah 30:12
For thus said Jehovah, Thy breaking is incurable, and thy blow sickly.
Recovered
Isaiah 1:5
For what shall ye be yet struck? will ye add apostasy? every head for sickness, and every heart sick