Jeremiah 8:15

God's Word

We hoped for peace, but nothing good has happened. We hoped for a time of healing, but there’s only terror.

Cross References

Job 30:26

When I waited for good, evil came. When I looked for light, darkness came.

Jeremiah 12:12

Looters swarm all over the bare hills in the desert. The Lord’s sword destroys them from one end of the land to the other. No one will be safe.

Jeremiah 14:19

Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you despise Zion? Why have you struck us so hard that we cannot heal? We hope for peace, but no good comes from it. We hope for a time of healing, but there’s only terror.

Jeremiah 4:10

I said, “Almighty Lord, you certainly have deceived these people and Jerusalem. You said that everything would go well for them, but a sword is held at their throats.”

Jeremiah 6:25

Don’t go into the field or walk on the road. The enemy has a sword. Terror is all around.

Jeremiah 8:11

They treat my dear people’s wounds as though they were not serious, saying, “Everything is alright! Everything is alright!” But it’s not alright.

Ezekiel 7:25

Anguish is coming. People will look for peace, but there will be none.

Micah 1:12

Wait anxiously for good, inhabitants of Maroth. From the Lord disaster will come on the gates of Jerusalem.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When people say, “Everything is safe and sound!” destruction will suddenly strike them. It will be as sudden as labor pains come to a pregnant woman. They won’t be able to escape.