Jeremiah 8:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.”
Jeremiah 8:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 8:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 8:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! My heart is faint within me.”
Jeremiah 8:18 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 8:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.”
Jeremiah 8:18 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 8:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“My refreshing for me <FI>is<Fi> sorrow, For me my heart <FI>is<Fi> sick.”
Jeremiah 8:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 8:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“My comfort in my sadness! my heart is faint in me!”
Jeremiah 8:18 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 8:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I would haue comforted my selfe against sorowe, but mine heart is heauie in me.”
Jeremiah 8:18 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 8:18 in Context — Jeremiah 8
16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.
18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
What Does Jeremiah 8:18 Mean?
Jeremiah 8:18 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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