"Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?"
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And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?
Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people?
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Is there no balm in Gilead: is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered.
Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then isn't the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? For wherefore hath not the health of the daughter of my people gone up?