Jer 46:11 | JFB | STEP | 11. Gilead ... balm-- (See on ); namely, for curing the wounds; but no medicine will avail, so desperate shall be the slaughter. virgin-- Egypt is so called on account of her effeminate luxury, and as having never yet been brought under foreign yoke. thou shalt not be cured-- literally, "there shall be no cure for thee" ( ; ). Not that the kingdom of Egypt should cease to exist, but it should not recover its former strength; the blow should be irretrievable.

‏ Jeremiah 46:11

11. Gilead ... balm--(See on Jr 8:22); namely, for curing the wounds; but no medicine will avail, so desperate shall be the slaughter.

virgin--Egypt is so called on account of her effeminate luxury, and as having never yet been brought under foreign yoke.

thou shalt not be cured--literally, "there shall be no cure for thee" (Jr 30:13; Eze 30:21). Not that the kingdom of Egypt should cease to exist, but it should not recover its former strength; the blow should be irretrievable.