Jeremiah 20:18
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
American King James Version (AKJV)
Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Why did I come from my mother's body to see pain and sorrow, so that my days might be wasted with shame?
Webster's Revision
Why was I brought into the world to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
World English Bible
Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
English Revised Version (ERV)
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Definitions for Jeremiah 20:18
Clarke's Jeremiah 20:18 Bible Commentary
Wherefore came I forth - It would have been well had I never been born, as I have neither comfort in my life, nor comfort in my work.
