Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 8:21
21I am broken by the brokenness of my dear people. I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.
Jeremiah 8:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
- New International Version (NIV)Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded; I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. I am mourning; Astonishment has taken hold of me.
Context of Jeremiah 8:21
19Listen — the cry of my dear people from a faraway land, “Is the Lord no longer in Zion, her King not within her?” Why have they angered me with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols? 20Harvest has passed, summer has ended, but we have not been saved. I am broken by the brokenness of my dear people. I mourn; horror has taken hold of me. 22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? So why has the healing of my dear people not come about?
Read all of Jeremiah 8Jeremiah 8:21 word by word
עַל־שֶׁ֥בֶר בַּת־עַמִּ֖י הָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּי קָדַ֕רְתִּי שַׁמָּ֖ה הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 8:21
- Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony! Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds; I cannot be silent. For you, my soul, have heard the sound of the ram’s horn — the shout of battle.
- Jeremiah 9:1If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear people.
- Jeremiah 14:17You are to speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears; day and night may they not stop, for my dearest people have been destroyed by a crushing blow, an extremely severe wound.
- Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the fatal day. You know my words were spoken in your presence.
- Nehemiah 2:3and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
- Psalms 137:3for our captors there asked us for songs, and our tormentors, for rejoicing: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
- Luke 19:41As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it,
- Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ — I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit —
- Joel 2:6Nations writhe in horror before them; all faces turn pale.
- Nahum 2:10Desolation, decimation, devastation! Hearts melt, knees tremble, insides churn, every face grows pale!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 8:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For the hurt hurt - literally, “Because of the breaking broken.” These are the words of the prophet, whose heart is crushed by the cry of his countrymen. I am black - Or, I go mourning.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 At length they begin to see the hand of God lifted up. And when God appears against us, every thing that is against us appears formidable. As salvation only can be found in the Lord, so the present moment should be seized. Is there no medicine proper for a sick and dying kingdom? Is there no skilful, faithful hand to apply the medicine? Yes, God is able to help and to heal them. If sinners die of their wounds, their blood is upon their own…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Jeremiah felt the pain of his people. The close relationship between the Lord and his prophet means that sometimes "I" or "me" can refer to the Lord too. The Lord also feels the pain of his people (compare Matthew 23:37).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. black--sad in visage with grief (Joe 2:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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