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Jeremiah 8:21
For the destruction of the daughter of my people I am broken: I am dressed in the clothing of grief; fear has taken me in its grip.
Jeremiah 8:21 · Bible in Basic English
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Jeremiah 8:21 in other translations
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn; horror has gripped me.
For the hurt of the daughter of my people, I am hurt. I mourn. Dismay has taken hold of me.
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In context
18 Sorrow has come on me! my heart in me is feeble.
19 The voice of the cry of the daughter of my people comes from a far land: Is the Lord not in Zion? is not her King in her? Why have they made me angry with their images and their strange gods which are no gods?
20 The grain-cutting is past, the summer is ended, and no salvation has come to us.
21 For the destruction of the daughter of my people I am broken: I am dressed in the clothing of grief; fear has taken me in its grip.
22 Is there no life-giving oil in Gilead? is there no expert in medical arts? why then have my people not been made well?
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