Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 8:21
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For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me.Amplified® Bible
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I [Jeremiah] hurt; I go around mourning; dismay has taken hold on me.Contemporary English Version
My people are crushed, and so is my heart. I am horrified and mourn.Darby English Version
-- For the breach of the daughter of my people am I crushed; I go mourning; astonishment hath taken hold of me.Good News Bible
My heart has been crushed because my people are crushed; I mourn; I am completely dismayed.King James Version
For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.New American Standard Bible
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am broken; I mourn, dismay has taken hold of me.New International Version
Since my people are crushed, I am crushed;
I mourn, and horror grips me.New King James Version
For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt.
I am mourning;
Astonishment has taken hold of me.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I feel broken; I mourn, dismay has taken hold of me.Revised Standard Version
For the wound of the daughter of my people is my heart wounded, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold on me.Young's Literal Translation
For a breach of the daughter of my people have I been broken, I have been black, astonishment hath seized me.
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