Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah 20:14-16

14CursedH779 be the 1dayH3117 whenH834 I was bornH3205; May the dayH3117 whenH834 my motherH517 gaveH3205 birthH3205 to me not be blessedH1288!15CursedH779 be the manH376 whoH834 broughtH1319 the newsH1319 To my fatherH1, sayingH559, “A 23boyH1121H2145 has been bornH3205 to you!” And madeH8055 him veryH8055 happyH8055.16But may that manH376 be like the citiesH5892 WhichH834 the LordH3068 4overthrewH2015 withoutH3808 5relentingH5162, And may he hearH8085 an 6outcryH2201 in the morningH1242 And 7an alarmH8643 forH8643 warH8643 at noonH6672;

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 20:14 Job 3:3-6; Jer 15:10 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 20:15 Lit male child ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 20:15 Gen 21:6, 7 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 20:16 Gen 19:25 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 20:16 Lit being sorry ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 20:16 Jer 18:22; 48:3, 4 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 20:16 Or a trumpet blast ↩

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