Charles Spurgeon Commentary Jeremiah 8:21

"For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I mourn; dismay hath taken hold on me." — Jeremiah 8:21 (ASV)

For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment has taken hold on me.

That is the man to be God's prophet, the man who makes the sorrows of his people to be his own sorrows, who does not perform the duties of his office as a mere matter of profession, but enters into his service with a weeping heart, longing to be made a blessing to men.