Jeremiah 8:18

When I would comfort myself— Comfort, or mirth flies from me: sorrow hangs over me, my heart is faint. Houb.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rather, “O my comfort in sorrow: my heart faints for me.” The word translated “comfort” is by some supposed to be corrupt. With these mournful ejac...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

[When] I would (n) comfort myself against sorrow, my heart [is] faint in me. (n) Read ( Jeremiah 4:19 ).
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 8:18 to Jeremiah 9:1 . Jeremiah's Sorrow over Judah's Suffering. The prophet, in sorrowful sympathy with his people, hears in anticipat...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I: i.e. the prophet again.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Interpreters explain differently the word מבלגיתי, mebelgiti. Some take מ, mem, in the sense of ב, beth; but others, with whom I ag...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me - (...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-3. The dead shall share in the universal punishment.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When I would comfort myself... — The word translated comfort is not found elsewhere, and has been very differently understood. Taking the words a...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 8:1-22 ; Jeremiah 9:1-26 ; Jeremiah 10:1-25 ; Jeremiah 26:1-24 In the four Chapter s which we are now to consider we have what is plai...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

False Promises of Peace Jeremiah 8:4-22 This chapter is filled with denunciation of the unreasonable and infatuated obstinacy of Israel. As the...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Utter desolation would overtake them so that death would be chosen rather than life. This sin of idolatry had been aggravated by the people's terribl...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I bring the whole of this beautiful Chapter, from this verse to the end into one view, for the sake of shortness, and from necessity; but otherwise n...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

When I would comfort myself against terror ,.... Either naturally, by eating and drinking, the necessary and lawful means of refreshment; or spiritu...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 8:18 [When] I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart [is] faint in me. Ver. 18. When I would comfort myself, &c. ] Or, as so...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When I would comfort myself , &c. “When I would apply comfort to myself, my heart misgives me: I find great reason for my fears, and none for my...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Destruction Threatened for Sin; Despair of Sinners in Trouble; The Prophet's Lamentation. B. C...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The language of the people, being long shut up in their cities, and finding no relief, at last faint, Lamentations 4:17 . But more probably the pr...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—Chronology and History, as in chap. 7. Observe, however, that a new section in this extended prophetic address commenc...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 8:1-2 . At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 8:1 . At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 8:1 . At that time they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah of the princes of the priests, and the bones (as in the Chaldaic)...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Jeremiah 8:1-24 Punishment will even overtake the sinners who have long since been deceased. Jeremiah 8:1 They shall brin...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Further Description of the Impending Punishment
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me, literally, "O my exhilaration in sorrow! My heart very ill!" His sorrow was so g...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 10:16 ; Daniel 10:17 ; Habakkuk 3:16 ; Isaiah 22:4 ; Jeremiah 10:19-22 ; Jeremiah 6:24 ; Job 7:13 ; Job 7:14 ; Lamentations 1:16 ; L...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sorrow — The prophet now seems to speak, how greatly the calamity of this people affected him.

¹⁸ When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.

Related Commentaries of Jeremiah 8:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 8:18