Jeremiah 20:18

In 11 translations

BSB

Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?

KJV

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

WEB

Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

ASV

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

LSV

Why [is] this? I have come out from the womb || To see labor and sorrow, || Indeed, my days are consumed in shame!

YLT

Why [is] this? from the womb I have come out, To see labour and sorrow, Yea, consumed in shame are my days!

DBY

Wherefore came I forth from the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?

DRC

Why came I out of the womb, to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be spent in confusion?

GNV

How is it, that I came forth of the wombe, to see labour and sorowe, that my dayes shoulde be consumed with shame?

JPS

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?

LXXE

Why is it that I came forth of the womb to see troubles and distresses, and my days are spent in shame?

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Original-language editions

WLC

לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽי׃

LXX-Br

Ἱνατί τοῦτο ἐξῆλθον ἐκ μήτρας, τοῦ βλέπειν κόπους καὶ πόνους, καὶ διετέλεσαν ἐν αἰσχύνῃ αἱ ἡμέραι μου;

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 3:20Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
• Job 14:1“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
• Lamentations 3:1I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
• 1 Peter 4:14–16If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler. But if you…
• Psalms 69:19You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
• 1 Corinthians 4:9–13For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men. We are fools for…
• Psalms 90:9–10For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh. The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly…
• Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Jeremiah 8:18My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.
• Genesis 3:16–19To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” And to Adam He said: “Because you have…
• 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
• John 16:20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
• Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
• Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
• Job 14:13If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!
• Acts 5:41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

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