Jeremiah 8:21
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed.
What it says
Jeremiah says he is crushed and appalled because of the brokenness of the daughter of his people.
What it is doing
This verse deepens the prophet's identification with the nation's wound.
In context
18My sorrow is beyond healing; 19Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people 20“The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, 21For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. 22Is there no balm in Gilead?