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Jeremiah 20:14-18

14 Cursed be the day I was born!
May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!

15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
who made him very glad, saying,
“A child is born to you—a son!”

16 May that man be like the towns
the Lord overthrew without pity.
May he hear wailing in the morning,
a battle cry at noon.

17 For he did not kill me in the womb,
with my mother as my grave,
her womb enlarged forever.

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

Cross References for Jeremiah 20:14-18

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Job 3:3-16 - “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is born!’ Click to read the verse Job 3:3-16 Click to read the verse Job 3:3-16