“For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.”
The prophet's sympathy: 'Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.' This verse presents Jeremiah's identification with the people's suffering: as they are 'crushed,' he is 'crushed'; their mourning becomes his. The phrase 'horror grips me' indicates his intense emotional response. Theologically, this verse shows the prophet not as a distant herald of judgment but as one who grieves with those he addresses, participates in their suffering.
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