Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 8:21 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 8:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 on Jeremiah 8:21
This verse expresses Jeremiah's deepest anguish: 'For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt.' The Hebrew sheber (שֶׁבֶר, breaking, fracture, ruin) appears twice—Jeremiah is shattered by his people's shattering. 'I am black' (qadarti, קָדַרְתִּי) indicates mourning posture, wearing dark clothes, face blackened with grief. 'Astonishment hath taken hold on me' uses shammah (שַׁמָּה, desolation, horror) to describe overwhelming grief. Jeremiah identifies completely with his people despite their rejection of his message. He doesn't stand apart to watch judgment with detached satisfaction ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 8:21
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“Let my eyes run down with tears night and day”
“void”
“Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.”
“but lovely”
“those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
“my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit”
“my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can't hold my peace; because you have heard”
“and my eyes a spring of tears”
“I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.”
“he saw the city and wept over it”