Catholic Public Domain Version
"Why did I depart from the womb, so that I would see hardship and sorrow, and so that my days would be consumed by trouble?” "
— Jeremiah 20:18, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? ”
“Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? ”
“Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?”
“Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb? All I experience is trouble and grief, and I spend my days in shame.”
“Why came I out of the womb, to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be spent in confusion? ”
“Why did I come from my mother's body to see pain and sorrow, so that my days might be wasted with shame?”
“Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? ”
Cursed is the man who announced it to my father, saying, ‘A male child has been born to you,’ causing him to rejoice with gladness.
Let that man be like the cities that the Lord has overthrown without regret. Let him hear an outcry in the morning, and wailing at the time of midday!
So let him be, who did not put me to death from the womb, so that my mother would have been my sepulcher, and her womb would have been my eternal resting place!
Why did I depart from the womb, so that I would see hardship and sorrow, and so that my days would be consumed by trouble?”