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Jeremiah 8:21

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Jeremiah 8:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 8:21

Theological / Devotional

For the hurt. The passage reads literally, “For the breaking … I am broken” (see ch. 23:9). Jeremiah was crushed by the sense of the utter ruin in store for his people.

I am black. See on ch. 4:28. The prophet puts on mourning (see Ps. 38:6; Ps. 42:9).

Astonishment. Heb. shammah, “an awful event,” “a horror” (see on ch. 5:30).

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