Jeremiah Chapter 8 verse 21 Holy Bible
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me.
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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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-- For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me.
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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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For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay has taken hold on me.
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For a breach of the daughter of my people have I been broken, I have been black, astonishment hath seized me.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - For the hurt, etc.; literally, because of the breaking, etc., I am broken; comp. Jeremiah 23:9, and the phrase "broken in heart" (Isaiah 61:1, etc.). The prophet feels crushed by the sense of the utter ruin of his people. I am black; rather, I go in mourning (so Psalm 38:6; Psalm 42:9). The root means rather "foulness" or "squalor" than "blackness" (comp. Job 6:16, where "blackish," an epithet of streams, should rather be "turbid").
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) For the hurt . . .--Now the prophet again speaks in his own person. He is crushed in that crushing of his people. His face is darkened, as one that mourns. (Comp. Psalm 38:6; Joshua 5:11.)