New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 20:17-18

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.MahH7358foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769pregnantהֲרַ֥תha.RatH2030.

18Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I everזֶּה֙zehH2088comeיָצָ֔אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318outH3318of the wombמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358Tolookלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200at troubleעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and sorrowוְיָג֑וֹןve.ya.GonH3015, So that mydaysיָמָֽי׃ פya.MaiH3117have been spentוַיִּכְל֥וּvai.yikh.LuH3615inshameבְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbe.Vo.shetH1322?

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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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