Jeremiah 8:21 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 8:21

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 21.) I am crushed with the contrition of the daughter of my people, and I am sorrowful: astonishment has taken hold of me. God replied that he would be seen afflicted in the affliction of Jerusalem, and would be crushed in human likeness by astonishment.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt,.... These are the words, not of God, as Jerom; nor of Jerusalem, as the Targum; but of the prophet, as Kimchi observes, expressing his sympathy with the people in their affliction: and they may be rendered, "for the breach of the daughter of my people" (o), which was made when the city was broken up and destroyed, Jer 52:7. I am broken; in heart and spirit: I am black; with grief and sorrow.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Death shall not now be, as it always used to be--the repose of the dead. When Job makes his court to the grave it is in hope of this, that there he shall rest with kings and counsellors of the earth; but now the ashes of the dead, even of kings and princes, shall be disturbed, and their bones scattered at the grave's mouth, Ps. cxli.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Jeremiah had prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem, and, though the truth of his prophecy was questioned, yet he did not rejoice in the proof of the truth of his prophecy was questioned, yet he did not rejoice in the proof of the truth of it by the accomplishment of it, preferring the welfare of his country before his own reputation.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For 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.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
שֶׁ֥בֶר	She.ver	[the] brokenness of	H7667 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
עַמִּ֖י	'a.Mi	people my	H5971 →
הָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּי	ha.she.Ba.re.ti	I have been broken	H7665 →
קָדַ֕רְתִּי	ka.Dar.ti	I am in mourning	H6937 →
שַׁמָּ֖ה	sha.Mah	desolation	H8047 →
הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי׃	he.che.zi.Ka.te.ni	it has taken hold of me	H2388 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joel 2:6
Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
leads to
- Jeremiah 30:6
  Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Nahum 2:10
  She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
- Isaiah 13:8
  Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
Through
Nahum 2:10
She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
leads to
- Joel 2:6
  Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
- Psalms 22:14
  I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
- Daniel 5:6
  his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Through
Jeremiah 14:17
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,…
leads to
- Jeremiah 13:17
  But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
- Lamentations 2:13
  What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your…

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Jeremiah