Jeremiah 8:21

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 8:21 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Nehemiah 2:3and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
  2. Psalms 137:3for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”
  3. Song of Solomon 1:5I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
  4. Jeremiah 4:19My 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.
  5. Jeremiah 9:1Oh, 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.
  6. Jeremiah 14:17You 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.
  7. Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
  8. Lamentations 3:1I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
  9. Joel 2:6Nations writhe in horror before them; every face turns pale.
  10. Nahum 2:10She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
  11. Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
  12. Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

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