1 When you first get a bruise, it's kind of reddish as the blood appears under the skin.  Within 1 or 2 days, the hemoglobin (an iron-containing substance that carries oxygen) in the blood changes and your bruise turns bluish-purple or even blackish.
balmy-mild and pleasant; balmy days and nights; the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth; a soft breeze. mild, soft. clement - (of weather or climate) physically mild; clement weather.
The word balm actually means a remedy or something that heals. There is no remedy for this predicament whatsoever. The wound is incurable; therefore, it really does not matter whether there is a balm or physician in Gilead or any other place.Be aware that when considering this question, one must keep in mind the exact period, people and circumstances of which Jeremiah is speaking. Jeremiah is speaking directly to Israel.he wound is incurable; therefore, it really does not matter whether there is a balm or physician in Gilead or any other place. Be aware that when considering this question, one must keep in mind the exact period, people and circumstances of which Jeremiah is speaking. Jeremiah is speaking directly to Israel.