New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 15:10
101Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me As a 2man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not 3lent, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me.
Jeremiah 15:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
- New International Version (NIV)Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth, a man with whom the whole land strives and contends! I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Woe is me, my mother, That you have borne me, A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent for interest, Nor have men lent to me for interest. Every one of them curses me.
Context of Jeremiah 15:10
8Their widows will be more numerous before Me Than the sand of the seas; I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man, A destroyer at noonday; I will suddenly bring down on her Anguish and dismay. 9She who bore seven sons pines away; Her breathing is labored. Her sun has set while it was yet day; She has been shamed and humiliated. So I will give over their survivors to the sword Before their enemies,” declares the Lord. Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me. 11The Lord said, “Surely I will set you free for purposes of good; Surely I will cause the enemy to make supplication to you In a time of disaster and a time of distress. 12“Can anyone smash iron, Iron from the north, or bronze?
Read all of Jeremiah 15Jeremiah 15:10 word by word
אֽוֹי־לִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֣י יְלִדְתִּ֗נִי אִ֥ישׁ רִ֛יב וְאִ֥ישׁ מָד֖וֹן לְכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־נָשִׁ֥יתִי וְלֹא־נָֽשׁוּ־בִ֖י כֻּלֹּ֥ה מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ סRead the interlinear
- Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
- to me, my motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
- that you have borneיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of strifeרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
- of contentionמָדוֹןmâdôn · strifeH4066
- to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- lentנָשָׁהnâshâh · to lendH5383
- norלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- cursesקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
Cross-references for Jeremiah 15:10
- Jeremiah 20:14Cursed be the day when I was born; Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me!
- Job 3:1Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
- Jeremiah 15:20Then I will make you to this people A fortified wall of bronze; And though they fight against you, They will not prevail over you; For I am with you to save you And deliver you,” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 1:18Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, to the kings of Judah, to its princes, to its priests and to the people of the land.
- Jeremiah 20:7O Lord, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; Everyone mocks me.
- 1 Kings 18:17When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?”
- 1 Kings 21:20Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord.
- 1 Kings 22:8The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”
- Psalms 120:5Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
- Ezekiel 2:6And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words, though thistles and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions; neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
- Ezekiel 3:7yet the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, since they are not willing to listen to Me. Surely the whole house of Israel is stubborn and obstinate.
- Matthew 10:21“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
- Matthew 24:9“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed--
- Acts 16:20and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews,
- Acts 17:6When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also;
Commentaries on Jeremiah 15:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10A man of contention to the whole earth! - To the whole Land, to all his countrymen; though he had done nothing to merit their displeasure.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Jeremiah vents his sorrow at the rejection of his prayer. In reading these and similar expostulations we feel that we have to do with a man who was the reluctant minister of a higher power, from where alone he drew strength to be content to do and suffer. Strife - More exactly, “lawsuit;” the sense is, “I am as a man who has to enter into judgment with and reprove the whole earth.” I have neither lent - i. e., I have no personal cause of quarrel with…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-14Verses 10-14 Jeremiah met with much contempt and reproach, when they ought to have blessed him, and God for him. It is a great and sufficient support to the people of God, that however troublesome their way may be, it shall be well with them in their latter end. God turns to the people. Shall the most hardy and vigorous of their efforts be able to contend with the counsel of God, or with the army of the Chaldeans? Let them hear their doom. The enemy will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Jeremiah felt deep grief when people hated and cursed him without reason.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Jr 20:14; Job 3:1, &c.). Jeremiah seems to have been of a peculiarly sensitive temperament; yet the Holy Spirit enabled him to deliver his message at the certain cost of having his sensitiveness wounded by the enmities of those whom his words offended. man of strife--exposed to strifes on the part of "the whole earth" (Psa 80:6). I have neither lent, &c.--proverbial for, "I have given no cause for strife against me."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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