Jeremiah 8:18

The Passion Translation

My joy has vanished, grief grips my soul, and I am sick at heart.

Cross References

Lamentations 5:17

For this is why our hearts are sick and our eyes are veiled with tears,

Jeremiah 6:24

The people say: “We have heard the news, and our strength fails. Like a woman in childbirth, we are in agony, seized with pain.

Isaiah 22:4

That is why I said, “Leave me alone to weep my bitter tears. Don’t even try to comfort me concerning my beloved people being destroyed.”

Psalm 143:7

Lord, come quickly and answer me, for my depression deepens and I’m about to give up. Don’t leave me now or I’ll die!

Jeremiah 9:1

How I wish my head were a reservoir that could weep a fountain of tears. I would weep day and night for my beloved ones who have been slain!

Jeremiah 23:9

Concerning the prophets: my heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome with wine. I’m overcome by the wine of Yahweh, and his holy words spoken to me.

Jeremiah 4:19

With gut-wrenching pain deep in my soul, I writhe on the ground in anguish. My heart is pounding within me. I cannot keep silent, for I hear the shofar blast. I say to my soul, I hear the cry of war!