Jeremiah 8:21

21 Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.

Jeremiah 8:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
ESV
21 For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded; I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me.
NLT
21 I hurt with the hurt of my people. I mourn and am overcome with grief.
MSG
21 For my dear broken people, I'm heartbroken. I weep, seized by grief.
CSB
21 I am broken by the brokenness of my dear people. I mourn; horror has taken hold of me.

Jeremiah 8:21 In-Context

19 Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they aroused my anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?”
20 “The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.”
21 Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Psalms 94:5
  • 2. Psalms 78:40; Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 10:19; Jeremiah 14:17; Jeremiah 30:14; Lamentations 2:13; Ezekiel 6:9
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