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my heart is broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My joy is gone; grief is upon me; my heart is sick within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>When</i> I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart <i>is</i> faint in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I would comfort myself in sorrow; My heart <i>is</i> faint in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond healing, My heart is faint <i>within me!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond healing; My heart is faint within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Oh, that I (Jeremiah) could find comfort from my sorrow [for my grief is beyond healing], My heart is sick <i>and</i> faint <i>within me!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My joy has flown away; grief has settled on me. My heart is sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My joy has flown away; grief has settled on me. My heart is sick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I'm burdened with sorrow and feel like giving up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Sorrow has overwhelmed me. I am sick at heart!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My sorrow cannot be healed; I am sick at heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Incurable sorrow has overwhelmed me, my heart is sick within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, "There is no cure for my grief! I am sick at heart! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"My joy for me is sorrow. My heart is faint within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! My heart is faint within me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My sorrow [is] beyond comfort, "" My heart [is] sick in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My refreshing for me is sorrow, For me my heart is sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because I afflicted not sorrow upon myself, my heart was sick upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My sorrow is above sorrow, my heart mourneth within me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond sorrow; my heart mourns within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My joy is gone, grief is upon me, my heart is sick.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am weary with sorrow, my heart is faint in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I am worn out in my grief, and my heart grieves against me <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though I would take comfort against sorrow, My heart is faint within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />mortally with the pain of your distressed heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=2687" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/8.htm">Jeremiah Weeps for His People</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3015.htm" title="3015: yā·ḡō·wn (N-ms) -- Grief, sorrow. From yagah; affliction.">My sorrow</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">is beyond</a> <a href="/hebrew/4010.htm" title="4010: maḇ·lî·ḡî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Smiling, cheerfulness, source of brightening. From balag; desistance.">healing;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1742.htm" title="1742: ḏaw·wāy (Adj-ms) -- Faint. From daveh; sick; figuratively, troubled.">is faint</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">within me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-16.htm">Lamentations 1:16</a></span><br />For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Isaiah 22:4</a></span><br />Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136</a></span><br />My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Ezekiel 21:6-7</a></span><br />But you, son of man, groan! Groan before their eyes with a broken heart and bitter grief. / And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8</a></span><br />Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Isaiah 15:5</a></span><br />My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a></span><br />Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19</a></span><br />My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">Isaiah 16:9</a></span><br />So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Romans 9:2</a></span><br />I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a></span><br />When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm">2 Corinthians 2:4</a></span><br />For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10-11</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” / And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.</p><p class="hdg">my.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Jeremiah 6:24</a></b></br> We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, <i>and</i> pain, as of a woman in travail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Jeremiah 10:19-22</a></b></br> Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this <i>is</i> a grief, and I must bear it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/7-13.htm">Job 7:13,14</a></b></br> When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; … </p><p class="hdg">in Heb.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/66-13.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-12.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-24.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">Refreshing</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-2.htm">Sadness</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-10.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-7.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Comforter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-25.htm">Faint</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Refreshing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">Sadness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-18.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-1.htm">The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-4.htm">He upbraids their foolish and shameless impenitency.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">He shows their grievous judgment;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">and bewails their desperate estate.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My sorrow is beyond healing;</b><br>This phrase reflects the deep anguish and despair of the prophet Jeremiah as he contemplates the spiritual and physical devastation of Judah. The sorrow is described as incurable, indicating a profound sense of hopelessness. This mirrors the condition of the nation, which has turned away from God and is facing inevitable judgment. The language here is reminiscent of other biblical laments, such as those found in the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6</a>) and Lamentations, where the depth of grief is expressed in terms of sickness or incurability. The use of "beyond healing" suggests a situation that human efforts cannot remedy, pointing to the need for divine intervention.<p><b>my heart is faint within me.</b><br>Jeremiah's faint heart signifies overwhelming emotional and spiritual exhaustion. This internal weakness reflects the burden of his prophetic mission and the weight of the message he must deliver. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of one's emotions and will. Jeremiah's faintness can be compared to the experiences of other prophets, such as Elijah, who also felt overwhelmed by their calling (<a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">1 Kings 19:4</a>). This phrase underscores the personal cost of being a prophet and the deep empathy Jeremiah feels for his people. It also foreshadows the ultimate compassion and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who bore the sorrows and sins of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who is expressing deep sorrow and lamentation over the spiritual and moral decay of Judah. Known as the "weeping prophet," Jeremiah's ministry was marked by his heartfelt concern for his people and their relationship with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary focus of Jeremiah's prophecies. At this time, Judah is facing impending judgment due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The context of this verse is the looming judgment that God is about to bring upon Judah because of their unfaithfulness. Jeremiah's sorrow is tied to the awareness of this impending disaster.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_sin.htm">The Weight of Sin</a></b><br>Jeremiah's sorrow reflects the heavy burden that sin places on both individuals and communities. Sin leads to spiritual decay and separation from God, which should deeply grieve us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_for_the_lost.htm">Empathy for the Lost</a></b><br>Like Jeremiah, we are called to have a heart of compassion and empathy for those who are spiritually lost. Our sorrow should drive us to prayer and action, seeking their restoration to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Jeremiah's role as a prophet was not just to deliver messages but to embody the heart of God for His people. We, too, are called to be messengers of God's truth, bearing His heart for the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>While Jeremiah's sorrow seems overwhelming, it points to the need for hope and redemption. In our own times of despair, we can look to God's promises for restoration and healing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Jeremiah's lament is a call to repentance. Recognizing the seriousness of sin should lead us to turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and grace.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">When I would comfort myself . . .</span>--The word translated <span class= "ital">comfort </span>is not found elsewhere, and has been very differently understood. Taking the words as spoken after a pause, they come as a cry of sorrow following the proclamation of the judgment of Jehovah, <span class= "ital">Ah, my comfort against sorrow! </span>(mourning for it as dead and gone); <span class= "ital">my heart is sick within me. </span>The latter phrase is the same as in <a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm" title="Why should you be stricken any more? you will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.">Isaiah 1:5</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18</span> - Jeremiah 9. 50. - The captivity of Judah and the deep sorrow of Jeremiah. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When I would comfort myself</span>, etc. The text is here extremely difficult, and if there is corruption anywhere it is in the opening of this verse. Ewald and Graf suppose an ellipsis, and render, "(Oh for) my enlivening [<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. an enlivening for me] in trouble!" Hitzig more naturally renders in the vocative, "My enlivener in trouble" which he supposes to be in apposition to <span class="cmt_word">my heart</span>. Do Dieu (1648) wavers between this and the view that it is an address to his wife, "Quae marito solatio est." (See, however, <a href="/jeremiah/16-2.htm">Jeremiah 16:2</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My sorrow</span><br /><span class="heb">יָג֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḡō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3015.htm">Strong's 3015: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grief, sorrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is beyond</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">healing;</span><br /><span class="heb">מַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(maḇ·lî·ḡî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4010.htm">Strong's 4010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smiling, cheerfulness, source of brightening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] faint</span><br /><span class="heb">דַוָּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḏaw·wāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1742.htm">Strong's 1742: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sick, troubled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">within me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 8:18 Oh that I could comfort myself against (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/8-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/8-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 8:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 8:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>