Jeremiah 8:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.”
Jeremiah 8:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 8:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 8:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I mourn. Dismay has taken hold of me.”
Jeremiah 8:21 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 8:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me.”
Jeremiah 8:21 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 8:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For a breach of the daughter of my people have I been broken, I have been black, astonishment hath seized me.”
Jeremiah 8:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 8:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me.”
Jeremiah 8:21 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 8:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I am sore vexed for the hurt of ye daughter of my people: I am heauie, and astonishment hath taken me.”
Jeremiah 8:21 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 8:21 in Context — Jeremiah 8
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.
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
What Does Jeremiah 8:21 Mean?
Jeremiah 8:21 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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