Health ... trouble - Or, “rest ... terror.”

A time of health ... —Better, healing, or, following another etymology, a time of quietness…

Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. I will surely consume …

He explains his meaning more clearly in this verse—that the Jews flattered themselves in vain, while they entertained vain hopes. He then says that…

We looked for peace. Outward prosperity, affluence of temporal blessings, peace with enemies, and safety from them, which…

Finally, they begin to see the hand of God lifted up. And when God appears against us, everything that is against us appears formidable. As salvati…

Here, Jeremiah speaks of a punishment similar to the one mentioned above.