Jeremiah 8:21

“For the breaking of the daughter of my people I am broken; I go about in mourning; horror has seized me.”

Jeremiah 8:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 8:21, word by word

For the breakingשֶׁבֶרshever

ruin

The downfall of a people or someone.

Where else “shever” appears
of the daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
of my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
I am brokenהָשְׁבָּרְתִּיhashbarti

crush

To break pride; "a broken heart".

Where else “hashbarti” appears
I go about in mourningקָדַרְתִּיkadarti

mourn

To go about in grief, wearing sackcloth.

Where else “kadarti” appears
horrorשַׁמָּהshama

horror

Something that horrifies everyone.

Where else “shama” appears
has seized meהֶחֱזִקָתְhechezikat

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

Where else “hechezikat” appears

The context

20The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

21 · This verse (above)

22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the healing of the daughter of my people not come up?

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