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Jeremiah 20:18

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18hmnWherefore came I forth out of the womb

oTo see labour and sorrow,

That my days should be consumed with shame?

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Footnotes

  1. hJob 3:3. So ch. 15:10.
  2. mSo Job 3:10, 11.
  3. nSo Job 3:20.
  4. oComp. Lam. 3:1.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Why did I come out from the womb

to see toil and sorrow,

and spend my days in shame?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Why did I ever come out of the womb

to see trouble and sorrow

and to end my days in shame?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Why did I come out of the womb

to see only struggle and sorrow,

to end my life in shame?

NLTNew Living Translation

Why was I ever born?

My entire life has been filled

with trouble, sorrow, and shame.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Why did I come out from the womb,

to see toil, and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?