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Atomic Bible
Jeremiah 10:19
Woe to me because of my brokenness;
from The Coming Captivity of Judah, Jeremiah 10:17-25
What it says

A cry of woe rises over Judah's brokenness, yet the sufferer says this sickness must be borne.

What it is doing

This verse opens the lament with painful resignation.

In context

17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege. 18For this is what the LORD says: 19Woe to me because of my brokenness; 20My tent is destroyed, 21For the shepherds have become senseless; 22Listen! The sound of a report is coming — 23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; 24Correct me, O LORD, 25Pour out Your wrath on the nations