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Jeremiah 20:17-18

17becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808kill meמוֹתְתַ֖נִיmo.Ta.niH4191in the wombמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358so that my motherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517might have beenוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961my graveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913,and her wombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769enlargedהֲרַ֥תha.RatH2030.

18Whyלָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙La.mah zehH4100 H2088did I come outיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318of the wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200only troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015,and to endוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615my daysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117in shameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
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Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings