Jeremiah 8:21 “For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn;…”

Jeremiah 8:21

For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.

World English Bible

For the hurt of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I mourn. Dismay has taken hold of me.

American Standard Version

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me.

Geneva Bible 1599

I am sore vexed for the hurt of ye daughter of my people: I am heauie, and astonishment hath taken me.

Darby Translation

— For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me.

Young's Literal Translation

For a breach of the daughter of my people have I been broken, I have been black, astonishment hath seized me.

Bible in Basic English

For the destruction of the daughter of my people I am broken: I am dressed in the clothing of grief; fear has taken me in its grip.

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Cross references

“the hurt”

Jeremiah 14:17 Psalm 137:3–6 Jeremiah 4:19 Jeremiah 9:1 Luke 19:41 Romans 9:1–3

Jeremiah 14:17 · BSB

You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.

Psalm 137:3–6 · BSB

for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”

Jeremiah 4:19 · BSB

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.

Jeremiah 9:1 · BSB

Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.

Luke 19:41 · BSB

As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

Romans 9:1–3 · BSB

I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

“I am”

Joel 2:6 Nahum 2:10 Song of Solomon 1:5 Song of Solomon 1:6

Joel 2:6 · BSB

Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.

Nahum 2:10 · BSB

She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

Song of Solomon 1:5 · BSB

I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.

Song of Solomon 1:6 · BSB

Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20“The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.”

22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?

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