Jeremiah 20:18
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Why, oh why, did I ever leave that womb?
Life’s been nothing but trouble and tears,
and what’s coming is more of the same.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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?
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
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?
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Why did I come out of the womb
to see only struggle and sorrow,
to end my life in shame?
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Why was I ever born?
My entire life has been filled
with trouble, sorrow, and shame.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Why did I come out from the womb,
to see toil, and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb
To see labour and sorrow,
That my days should be consumed with shame?
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