Verse 18

Jeremiah 8:18

American Standard Version

18 Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.

Original Language Text

hebrew

מַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖/י עֲלֵ֣י יָג֑וֹן עָלַ֖/י לִבִּ֥/י דַוָּֽי

English Translation

I am bringing my sorrow upon my heart.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

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Chapter 8 Context

1 At that time, saith Jehovah, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of... Focus ↗

2 and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, which they have... Focus ↗

3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that... Focus ↗

4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah: Shall men fall, and not rise up again? Shall... Focus ↗

5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit,... Focus ↗

6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, Wh... Focus ↗

7 Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and t... Focus ↗

8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scr... Focus ↗

9 The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehov... Focus ↗

10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for... Focus ↗

11 And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when ther... Focus ↗

12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither co... Focus ↗

13 I will utterly consume them, saith Jehovah: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fi... Focus ↗

14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be... Focus ↗

15 We looked for peace, but no good came; [and] for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay! Focus ↗

16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the wh... Focus ↗

17 For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite... Focus ↗

18 Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.

19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: is not J... Focus ↗

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

21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me. Focus ↗

22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter... Focus ↗

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