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Jeremiah 20:18

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18Why did I ever come out of my mother’s body?

I’ve seen nothing but trouble and sorrow.

My days will end in shame.

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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?

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?