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 balm, O virgin of the daughter of Egypt. {In vain} you make use of many medicines; there is no healing for you.
Jeremiah 51:8
Suddenly Babylon has fallen and she is shattered. Wail over her! Take balm for her wounds, perhaps she may be healed.
Genesis 37:25
Then they sat down to eat [some] food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead. And their camels were carrying aromatic gum and balm and spices {on the way} to Egypt.
Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, "If [it must be] so then do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift--a little balm and honey, aromatic gum and myrrh, and pistachios and almonds.
No physician
Matthew 9:11
And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"
Luke 5:31
And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}.
Luke 8:43
And a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} for twelve years (who, [although she] had spent all [her] assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)
Why
Jeremiah 30:12
For thus says Yahweh, 'Your injury [is] incurable, your wound [is] overcome by sickness.
Recovered
Isaiah 1:5
Why do you want to be beaten again? You continue [in] rebellion. [The] whole of [the] head [is] sick, and [the] whole of [the] heart [is] faint.