Jeremiah 8:21
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.”
חָזַק
To be strong, to strengthen. Chazaq. Wait on the LORD. Be strong. Let your heart take courage. God calls the weary to renewed strength through waiting.
שֶׁבֶר
the brokenness of
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שֶׁבֶר
Break, ruin. Sheber. To shatter into pieces. A broken and contrite heart God will not despise. Brokenness before God is the pathway to wholeness.
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עַם
people/ my
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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בַּת
the daughter of
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בַּת
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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קָדַר
I am in mourning
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קָדַר
to be ashy, i.e. darkcolored; by implication, to mourn (in sackcloth or sordid garments)
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שָׁבַר
I have been broken
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שָׁבַר
to burst (literally or figuratively)
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שַׁמָּה
desolation
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שַׁמָּה
ruin; by implication, consternation
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