They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people ¹  have suffered. ²  They say, “Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right! ³ 

biblegateway Jer 8:11

"They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.

They have treated superficially the brokenness of My dear people, claiming: Peace, peace, when there is no peace.

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.

biblegateway Jer 8:11

They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. "Peace, peace," they say, when there is no peace.

They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.

bibleoremus Jer 8:11

They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, "Peace, peace," when there is no peace.

they dress my people's wound, but on the surface only, with their saying, “All is well.” All well? Nothing is well!

biblegateway Jer 8:11

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace.

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when [there is] no peace.

biblegateway Jer 8:11

They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people ¹  have suffered. ²  They say, “Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right! ³ 

¹ tn Heb “daughter of my people.” For the translation given here see 4:11 and the note on the phrase “dear people” there.

² tn Heb “They heal the wound of my people lightly.”

³ tn Heb “They say, ‘Peace! Peace!’ and there is no peace!”