New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 20:14-18

14Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I was bornיֻלַּ֖דְתִּיyu.Lad.tiH3205;Let the dayי֛וֹםYomH3117not be blessedבָרֽוּךְ׃va.RukhH1288whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517boreיְלָדַ֥תְנִיye.la.Dat.niH3205me!

15Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtH1319the newsבִּשַּׂ֤רbi.SarH1319To my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Ababyבֵּ֣ןbenH1121boyזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145has been bornיֻֽלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to you!” Andmade him veryשַׂמֵּ֖חַsa.Me.achH8055happyשִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃si.mo.Cha.huH8055.

16But let that manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376be like the citiesכֶּֽעָרִ֛יםke.'a.RimH5892Whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068overthrewהָפַ֥ךְha.FakhH2015withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808relentingנִחָ֑םni.ChamH5162,And let him hearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085anoutcryזְעָקָה֙ze.'a.KahH2201in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242And ashoutוּתְרוּעָ֖הu.te.ru.'AhH8643of alarmH8643at noonצָהֳרָֽיִם׃tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;

17Becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he did notkillמוֹתְתַ֖נִיmo.Ta.niH4191mebeforeH4480birthמֵרָ֑חֶםme.Ra.chemH7358,So that my motherאִמִּי֙'i.MiH517would have beenוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961my graveקִבְרִ֔יkiv.RiH6913,And her wombוְרַחְמָ֖הֿve.rach.MahH7358everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769pregnantהֲרַ֥תha.RatH2030.

18Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I everזֶּה֙zehH2088comeיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318forthH3318from the wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358Tolookלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200on troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015, So that mydaysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117have beenH3615spentH3615inshameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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