World English Bible
"Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?"
— Jeremiah 20:18, World English Bible
“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 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 brought news to my father, saying, A boy is born to you; making him very glad.
Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn't repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;
because he didn't kill me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?