"But you smearwith lies;You are allworthlessphysicians.
Then I sent[a message] to him saying,"Suchthingsas you are sayinghave not beendone,but you are inventingthem in your own mind."
"I have heardmanysuchthings;Sorrycomfortersare you all.
"Behold,allof you have seen[it]; Whythendo you actfoolishly?
"My brothershave acteddeceitfullylikea wadi,Like the torrentsof wadiswhich vanish,
"They were disappointedfor they had trusted,They camethereand were confounded.
"Indeed,you have nowbecomesuch,You seea terrorand are afraid.
The arroganthave forgeda lieagainstme; With all[my] heartI will observeYour precepts.
"You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
"Behold,I am againstthose who have prophesiedfalse~dreams,"declaresthe LORD,"and relatedthem and ledMy peopleastrayby their falsehoodsand recklessboasting;yet I did not sendthem or commandthem, nordo they furnishthispeoplethe slightestbenefit,"declaresthe LORD.
Thereis nooneto pleadyour cause;[No] healingfor [your] sore,Norecoveryfor you.
Goup to Gileadand obtainbalm,O virgindaughterof Egypt!In vainhave you multipliedremedies;Thereis nohealingfor you.
"They have healedthe brokennessof My peoplesuperficially,Saying,'Peace,peace,'But thereis nopeace.
Is therenobalmin Gilead?Is therenophysicianthere?Whythenhas not the healthof the daughterof my peoplebeen restored?
"Those who are sicklyyou have not strengthened,the diseasedyou have not healed,the brokenyou have not boundup, the scatteredyou have not broughtback,norhave you soughtfor the lost;but with forceand with severityyou have dominatedthem.
When Ephraimsawhis sickness,And Judahhis wound,Then Ephraimwentto AssyriaAnd sentto KingJareb.But he is unableto healyou, Or to cureyou of your wound.
And hearing[this], Jesussaidto them, "[It is] not thosewho are healthywho needa physician,but thosewho are sick;I did not cometo callthe righteous,but sinners."
and had enduredmuchat the handsof manyphysicians,and had spentallthat she hadand was not helpedat all,but ratherhad grownworse--
