Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Jer 8:22

“Is there no balm in Galaad? or is no physician there? Why then is not the wound of the daughter of my people closed?”

“balm--balsam; to be applied to the wounds of my people. Brought into Judea first from Arabia Felix, by the queen of Sheba, in Solomon's time [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 8.2]. The opobalsamum of PLINY; or else [BOCHART] the resin drawn from the terebinth. It abounded in Gilead, east of Jordan, where, in consequence, many "physicians" established themselves (Jer 46:11; Jer 51:8; Gen 37:25; Gen 43:11). health . . . recovered--The Hebrew is literally, "lengthening out . . . gone up"; hence, the long bandage applied to bind up a wound. So the Arabic also [GESENIUS]. Next: Jeremiah Chapter 9”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.