King James Version
Jeremiah 8:18 in the King James Version says “When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. in: Heb. upon” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. in: Heb. upon”
Jeremiah 8:18 · KJV
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. all: Heb. the fulness thereof
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. in: Heb. upon
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? them: Heb. the country of them that are far off
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
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above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“my heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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