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 daughter of Egypt, In vain thou hast multiplied medicines, Healing there is none for thee.
Jeremiah 51:8
Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.
Genesis 37:25
And they sit down to eat bread, and they lift up their eyes, and look, and lo, a company of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, and their camels bearing spices, and balm, and myrrh, going to take them down to Egypt.
Genesis 43:11
And Israel their father saith unto them, 'If so, now, this do: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;
No physician
Matthew 9:11
and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, 'Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'
Luke 5:31
And Jesus answering said unto them, 'They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:
Luke 8:43
and a woman, having an issue of blood for twelve years, who, having spent on physicians all her living, was not able to be healed by any,
Why
Jeremiah 30:12
For thus said Jehovah: Incurable is thy breach, grievous thy stroke,
Recovered
Isaiah 1:5
Wherefore are ye stricken any more? Ye do add apostasy! Every head is become diseased, and every heart is sick.