Jeremiah 8:21
“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Is there no balm in Gilead?.... Which was famous for it; see Gen 37:25, or rather turpentine or rosin, a gum which drops…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For the hurt ... hurt - literally, “Because of the breaking ... broken.” These are the words of the prophet, whose heart…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 8:13-22
In these verses we have,
I. God threatening the destruction of a sinful people. He has borne long with them, but they…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the hurt lit. the breach, and so the verb that follows.
black mg. mourning(as to garb). Cp. on Jer 4:28.
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