Verse 18

Jeremiah 20:18

Free Bible Version

18 Why was I born only to see trouble and sadness, and to end my life in shame?

Original Language Text

hebrew

לָ֤/מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵ/רֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִ/רְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְ/יָג֑וֹן וַ/יִּכְל֥וּ בְּ/בֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽ/י

English Translation

Why was I born from the womb to see toil and anguish, and to spend my days in shame?

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Chapter 20 Context

1 Pashhur, son of Immer, was a priest and the official in charge of the Lord's Temple. When he heard J... Focus ↗

2 he beat Jeremiah the prophet and had him put in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate, near to the L... Focus ↗

3 The following day, when Pashhur had Jeremiah released from the stocks, Jeremiah told him, “The Lord... Focus ↗

4 For this is what the Lord says: I'm going to make you terrified—you and all those you love. Enemies... Focus ↗

5 I'm going to give it all away. All the wealth of this city, all the results of hard work, all the va... Focus ↗

6 You, Pashhur, and everyone who lives with you, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon. You w... Focus ↗

7 You fooled me, Lord, and I let myself be fooled! You're stronger than me—you've won! I've become a j... Focus ↗

8 This is because every time I open my mouth I have to shout out warnings of violence and destruction.... Focus ↗

9 If I tell myself, “I won't talk about him anymore, I won't even mention his name,” then his message... Focus ↗

10 I've heard many people gossiping: “He's the one who says, ‘Terror is everywhere!’ He has to be repor... Focus ↗

11 But the Lord stands beside me like a powerful warrior. So those who are attacking me will fall. They... Focus ↗

12 Lord Almighty, you know without question who is living right. You examine people's thoughts and feel... Focus ↗

13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he saves the poor from the power of the wicked. Focus ↗

14 May the day I was born be cursed! May the day my mother gave birth to me never be blessed! Focus ↗

15 May the man be cursed who brought my father the news that made him really happy, saying, “You have a... Focus ↗

16 May that man be like the towns that the Lord destroyed without mercy. May he hear shouts of alarm in... Focus ↗

17 because he should have killed me in the womb so that my mother would have been my grave, remaining p... Focus ↗

18 Why was I born only to see trouble and sadness, and to end my life in shame?

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