Jeremiah 8:21 Go deeper

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 1

שֶׁ֥בֶרShe.ver[the] brokenness of

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: breaking

Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 2

בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 3

עַמִּ֖י'a.Mipeople my

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 4

הָשְׁבָּ֑רְתִּיha.she.Ba.re.tiI have been broken

Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVHp1cs)

Meaning: to break

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 5

קָדַ֕רְתִּיka.Dar.tiI am in mourning

Lemma: קָדַר (qa.dar) · Strong's: H6937

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: be dark

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:45, Job 5:11, Job 6:16, Job 30:28, Psalms 35:14, Psalms 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6937; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 6

שַׁמָּ֖הsha.Mahdesolation

Lemma: שַׁמָּה (sham.mah) · Strong's: H8047H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: horror: appalled

Used 17 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:37, 2 Chronicles 29:8, Jeremiah 5:30, Jeremiah 18:16, Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 25:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8047H; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 7

הֶחֱזִקָֽתְנִי\׃he.che.zi.Ka.te.niit has taken hold of me

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhp3fs)

Meaning: to strengthen: hold

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Jeremiah 8:21 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	עַל H5921A upon
the brokenness	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking
of the daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
of my people	→	עַם H5971A people
I am crushed	→	שָׁבַר H7665 to break
I mourn	→	קָדַר H6937 be dark
horror	→	שַׁמָּה H8047H horror: appalled
has gripped me	→	חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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