Jeremiah 20:18
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
KJV
Quare de vulva egressus sum, ut viderem laborem et dolorem, et consumerentur in confusione dies mei ?
Vulgate
ἵνα τί τοῦτο ἐξῆλθον ἐκ μήτρας τοῦ βλέπειν κόπους καὶ πόνους, καὶ διετέλεσαν ἐν αἰσχύνῃ αἱ ἡμέραι μου;
LXX
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
ASV
לָ֤/מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵ/רֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִ/רְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְ/יָג֑וֹן וַ/יִּכְל֥וּ בְּ/בֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽ/י
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֹ֖שֶׁת
bsht
noun · 31×
וֹ
v
noun · 55×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יָג֖וֹן
ygvn
noun · 14×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
ם
m
verb · 203×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
רֶ֖חֶם
rchm
noun · 26×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:9 — For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
- 1Pet 4:14 — If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
- Job 3:20 — Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
- Job 3:20 — Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
- Job 14:1 — Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
- Lam 3:1 — I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
- Num 11:15 — And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
- Ps 69:19 — Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
- Ps 90:9 — For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.