Jeremiah 15:18

The Passion Translation

Why must my pain be endless? Why are my wounds incurable? Why won’t they heal? You’ve been to me like a deceitful spring that stops flowing, like a brook that goes dry.”

Cross References

Psalm 6:3

My soul is so troubled; but you, Yahweh—how long?

Jeremiah 14:19

Lord, have you completely rejected Judah? Does your soul really despise Zion? Why have you crushed us so that we can’t be healed? We longed for peace and happiness, but nothing good ever came. We longed for a time of healing, and we find a time of terror instead.

Jeremiah 14:3

The elite send their servants for water, but when they come to the cisterns, they are bone dry. So, they return with their vessels empty. Humiliated, they cover their faces with shame.

Jeremiah 20:18

Why was I even born? Was it just to experience toil and sorrow and spend my days in shame?

Jeremiah 20:7

Yahweh, you pushed me into being a prophet, and I let you do it. You overpowered me, and now I am overcome. I have become nothing but a joke all day long, with everyone mocking me.

Jeremiah 30:12

Yahweh says: “Your wound is incurable; your injuries are so serious, they’re beyond healing.

Jeremiah 30:15

There is no point in crying out over your pain, for your wound is incurable. I have treated you like this because of your great guilt and countless sins.