They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Hurt - the spiritual wound.
Slightly - as if it were but a slight wound; or, in a slight manner, pronouncing all sound where there is no soundness.
Saying - namely, the prophets and priests (Jeremiah 6:13). Whereas they ought to warn the people of impending judgments and the need of repentance, they say there is nothing to fear.
Peace - including soundness. All is sound in the nation's moral state, so all will be peace as to its political state (Jeremiah 4:10; Jeremiah 8:11; Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 23:17; Ezekiel 13:5; Ezekiel 13:10; Ezekiel 22:28).