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Jeremiah 8:18 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Jeremiah 8:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. in: Heb. upon”
Jeremiah 8:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 8:18
This verse expresses Jeremiah's personal anguish: 'When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.' The Hebrew mabligiti (מַבְלִיגִיתִי) means 'my comfort' or 'when I would refresh myself.' Jeremiah seeks emotional relief from prophetic burden but finds none. 'My heart is faint' (libbi devai, לִבִּי דַוָּי) describes heart-sickness, emotional exhaustion, grief beyond recovery. The phrase 'against sorrow' (alay yagon, עֲלֵי יָגוֹן) indicates sorrow pressing upon him like a weight. This verse begins Jeremiah's personal lament within the prophetic oracle, revealing the prophe...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 8:18
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“[and] pangs as of a woman in travail.”
“my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate”
“Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don't labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.,Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people., עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי שְׁעוּ מִנִּי אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִי אַל־תָּאִיצוּ לְנַחֲמֵנִי עַל־שֹׁד בַּת־עַמִּי׃ ,Therefore said I: Look away from me”
“For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.”
“and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones”
“one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth”
“Truly this is [my] grief”
“'My bed shall comfort me. My couch shall ease my complaint;'”