Job 5:18
5:18 For he wounds, but he also bandages;
he strikes, but his hands also heal.
Psalms 38:3-5
38:3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment;
I am deprived of health because of my sin.
38:4 For my sins overwhelm me;
like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
38:5 My wounds are infected and starting to smell,
because of my foolish sins.
Jeremiah 6:14
6:14 They offer only superficial help
for the harm my people have suffered.
They say, ‘Everything will be all right!’
But everything is not all right!
Jeremiah 8:21-22
8:21 My heart is crushed because my dear people are being crushed.
I go about crying and grieving. I am overwhelmed with dismay.
8:22 There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead!
There is still a physician there!
Why then have my dear people
not been restored to health?
Jeremiah 33:6
33:6 But I will most surely
heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health.
I will show them abundant
peace and security.
Hosea 5:12-13
The Curse of the Incurable Wound
5:12 I will be like a moth to Ephraim,
like wood rot to the house of Judah.
5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah saw his wound,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,
and begged its great king for help.
But he will not be able to heal you!
He cannot cure your wound!
Malachi 4:2
4:2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication
will rise with healing wings,
and you will skip about
like calves released from the stall.
Matthew 9:12
9:12 When
Jesus heard this he said, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.
Luke 10:34
10:34 He
went up to him
and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil
and wine on them. Then
he put him on
his own animal,
brought him to an inn, and took care of him.