Jeremiah 20:18

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Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?

In other translations

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?

Hebrew words

לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100זֶּהzehthisH2088מֵרֶחֶםmerechemfrom [the] wombH7358יָצָאתִיyatzatidid I come forthH3318לִרְאוֹתlir'otto seeH7200עָמָל'amaltroubleH5999וְיָגוֹןveyagonand sorrowH3015וַיִּכְלוּvaiyikhluand they have come to an endH3615בְּבֹשֶׁתbevoshetin shameH1322יָמָי׃ פyamaidays myH3117

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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