New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 20:17-18

17Because he did not 1kill me 2before birth, So that my mother would have been my grave, And her womb ever pregnant.18Why did I ever come forth from the womb To 3look on trouble and sorrow, So that my 4days have been spent in 5shame?

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 20:17 Job 3:10, 11, 16; 10:18, 19 ↩
2. Jeremiah 20:17 Lit from the womb ↩
3. Jeremiah 20:18 Job 3:20; 5:7; 14:1; Jer 15:10; Lam 3:1 ↩
4. Jeremiah 20:18 Ps 90:9; 102:3 ↩
5. Jeremiah 20:18 Ps 69:19; Jer 3:25; 1 Cor 4:9-13 ↩

Commentaries on Jeremiah 20

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
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings