But you forgers of lies,
(A)You are all worthless physicians.

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You, however, smear me with lies;(A)
    you are worthless physicians,(B) all of you!(C)

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69 The proud have (A)forged[a] a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

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  1. Psalm 119:69 Lit. smeared me with a lie

69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies,(A)
    I keep your precepts with all my heart.

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11 “Go(A) up to Gilead and take balm,
(B)O virgin, the daughter of Egypt;
In vain you will use many medicines;
(C)You shall not be cured.

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11 “Go up to Gilead and get balm,(A)
    Virgin(B) Daughter Egypt.
But you try many medicines in vain;
    there is no healing(C) for you.

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22 Is there no (A)balm in Gilead,
Is there no physician there?
Why then is there no recovery
For the health of the daughter of my people?

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22 Is there no balm in Gilead?(A)
    Is there no physician(B) there?
Why then is there no healing(C)
    for the wound of my people?

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“I have heard many such things;
(A)Miserable[a] comforters are you all!

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  1. Job 16:2 Troublesome

“I have heard many things like these;
    you are miserable comforters,(A) all of you!(B)

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26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse.

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26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.

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17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, (A)“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, [a]to repentance.”

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  1. Mark 2:17 NU omits to repentance

17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(A)

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13 “When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah saw his (A)wound,
Then Ephraim went (B)to Assyria
And sent to King Jareb;
Yet he cannot cure you,
Nor heal you of your wound.

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13 “When Ephraim(A) saw his sickness,
    and Judah his sores,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,(B)
    and sent to the great king for help.(C)
But he is not able to cure(D) you,
    not able to heal your sores.(E)

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(A)The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor (B)sought what was lost; but with (C)force and [a]cruelty you have ruled them.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:4 harshness or rigor

You have not strengthened the weak or healed(A) the sick or bound up(B) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(C)

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13 There is no one to plead your cause,
That you may be bound up;
(A)You have no healing medicines.

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13 There is no one to plead your cause,(A)
    no remedy for your sore,
    no healing(B) for you.

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32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their (A)lies and by (B)their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not (C)profit this people at all,” says the Lord.

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32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,(A)” declares the Lord. “They tell them and lead my people astray(B) with their reckless lies,(C) yet I did not send(D) or appoint them. They do not benefit(E) these people in the least,” declares the Lord.

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14 They have also (A)healed the [a]hurt of My people [b]slightly,
(B)Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.

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  1. Jeremiah 6:14 Lit. crushing
  2. Jeremiah 6:14 Superficially

14 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
    when there is no peace.(A)

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For you have (A)taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you (B)have withheld bread from the hungry.
But the [a]mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.
You have sent widows away empty,
And the [b]strength of the fatherless was crushed.
10 Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,
11 Or darkness so that you cannot see;
And an abundance of (C)water covers you.

12 “Is not God in the height of heaven?
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 And you say, (D)‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?
14 (E)Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,
16 Who (F)were cut down before their time,
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
17 (G)They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do to [c]them?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19 “The(H) righteous see it and are glad,
And the innocent laugh at them:
20 ‘Surely our [d]adversaries are cut down,
And the fire consumes their remnant.’

21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and (I)be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive, please, (J)instruction from His mouth,
And (K)lay up His words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
24 Then you will (L)lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 Yes, the Almighty will be your [e]gold
And your precious silver;
26 For then you will have your (M)delight in the Almighty,
And lift up your face to God.
27 (N)You will make your prayer to Him,
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
28 You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!
Then (O)He will save the humble person.
30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent;
Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.”

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  1. Job 22:8 Lit. man of arm
  2. Job 22:9 Lit. arms
  3. Job 22:17 LXX, Syr. us
  4. Job 22:20 LXX substance is
  5. Job 22:25 Ancient vss. suggest defense; MT gold, as in v. 24

You demanded security(A) from your relatives for no reason;(B)
    you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.(C)
You gave no water(D) to the weary
    and you withheld food from the hungry,(E)
though you were a powerful man, owning land(F)
    an honored man,(G) living on it.(H)
And you sent widows(I) away empty-handed(J)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.(K)
10 That is why snares(L) are all around you,(M)
    why sudden peril terrifies you,(N)
11 why it is so dark(O) you cannot see,
    and why a flood of water covers you.(P)

12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven?(Q)
    And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?(R)
    Does he judge through such darkness?(S)
14 Thick clouds(T) veil him, so he does not see us(U)
    as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’(V)
15 Will you keep to the old path
    that the wicked(W) have trod?(X)
16 They were carried off before their time,(Y)
    their foundations(Z) washed away by a flood.(AA)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
    What can the Almighty do to us?’(AB)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(AC)
    so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(AD)
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(AE)
    the innocent mock(AF) them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,(AG)
    and fire(AH) devours their wealth.’

21 “Submit to God and be at peace(AI) with him;(AJ)
    in this way prosperity will come to you.(AK)
22 Accept instruction from his mouth(AL)
    and lay up his words(AM) in your heart.(AN)
23 If you return(AO) to the Almighty, you will be restored:(AP)
    If you remove wickedness far from your tent(AQ)
24 and assign your nuggets(AR) to the dust,
    your gold(AS) of Ophir(AT) to the rocks in the ravines,(AU)
25 then the Almighty will be your gold,(AV)
    the choicest silver for you.(AW)
26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty(AX)
    and will lift up your face(AY) to God.(AZ)
27 You will pray to him,(BA) and he will hear you,(BB)
    and you will fulfill your vows.(BC)
28 What you decide on will be done,(BD)
    and light(BE) will shine on your ways.(BF)
29 When people are brought low(BG) and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
    then he will save the downcast.(BH)
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,(BI)
    who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”(BJ)

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