King James Version

Jeremiah 8:18

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

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מַבְלִ֥יגִיתִ֖יmavligiticomfort selfמַבְלִיגִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfort self”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4010desistance (or rather desolation)comfort self.עֲלֵ֣יaleaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יָג֑וֹןyagongriefיָגוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grief”, the ordinary formH3015afflictiongrief, sorrow.עָלַ֖יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לִבִּ֥יlibicomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…דַוָּֽיdavayfaintדַּוָּיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “faint”, the ordinary formH1742sick; figuratively, troubledfaint.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Though I would take comfort against sorrow, my heart is faint within me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.

Young’s Literal Translation

My refreshing for me [is] sorrow, For me my heart [is] sick.

World English Bible

Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! My heart is faint within me.

Darby Translation

My comfort in my sadness! my heart is faint in me!

Douay-Rheims

My sorrow is above sorrow, my heart mourneth within me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Though I would take comfort against sorrow, my heart is faint within me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

mortally with the pain of your distressed heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀνίατα μετʼ ὀδύνης καρδίας ὑμῶν ἀπορουμένης.