Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me not be blessed! New Living Translation Yet I curse the day I was born! May no one celebrate the day of my birth. English Standard Version Cursed be the day on which I was born! The day when my mother bore me, let it not be blessed! Berean Standard Bible Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. King James Bible Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. New King James Version Cursed be the day in which I was born! Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me! New American Standard Bible Cursed be the day when I was born; May the day when my mother gave birth to me not be blessed! NASB 1995 Cursed be the day when I was born; Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me! NASB 1977 Cursed be the day when I was born; Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me! Legacy Standard Bible Cursed be the day when I was born; Let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me! Amplified Bible Cursed be the day on which I was born; Do not bless the day on which my mother gave birth to me! Christian Standard Bible May the day I was born be cursed. May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. Holman Christian Standard Bible May the day I was born be cursed. May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. American Standard Version Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. Contemporary English Version Put a curse on the day I was born! Don't bless that day. English Revised Version Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. GOD'S WORD® Translation Cursed is the day that I was born, the day that my mother gave birth to me. May it not be blessed. Good News Translation Curse the day I was born! Forget the day my mother gave me birth! International Standard Version Let the day on which I was born be cursed. Don't let the day on which my mother gave birth to me be blessed. Majority Standard Bible Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. NET Bible Cursed be the day I was born! May that day not be blessed when my mother gave birth to me. New Heart English Bible Cursed is the day in which I was born: do not let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed. Webster's Bible Translation Cursed be the day in which I was born: let not the day in which my mother bore me be blessed. World English Bible Cursed is the day in which I was born. Don’t let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionCursed [is] the day in which I was born, "" The day that my mother bore me, "" Let it not be blessed! Young's Literal Translation Cursed is the day in which I was born, The day that my mother bare me, Let it not be blessed! Smith's Literal Translation Cursed the day which I was born in it; the day which my mother brought me forth shall not be blessed. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCursed be the day wherein I was borne: let not the day in which my mother bore me, be blessed. Catholic Public Domain Version Cursed is the day on which I was born! The day on which my mother gave birth to me: let it not be blessed! New American Bible Cursed be the day on which I was born! May the day my mother gave me birth never be blessed! New Revised Standard Version Cursed be the day on which I was born! The day when my mother bore me, let it not be blessed! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCursed be the day on which I was born; let not the day on which my mother bore me be blessed. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Cursed is the day in which I was born, the day when my mother bore me! Let it not be blessed! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Cursed be the day Wherein I was born; The day wherein my mother bore me, Let it not be blessed. Brenton Septuagint Translation Cursed be the day wherein I was born: the day wherein my mother brought me forth, let it not be blessed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Complaint…13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers. 14Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. 15Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.… Cross References Job 3:1-3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. / And this is what he said: / “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’ Job 3:11 Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb? Job 3:20-23 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul, / who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure, / who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave? ... Job 10:18-19 Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! / If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave. Job 14:1 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. Lamentations 3:1-2 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. Lamentations 3:17-18 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. / So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.” Lamentations 3:43-45 You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity. / You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through. / You have made us scum and refuse among the nations. Ecclesiastes 4:2-3 So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive. / But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 7:1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth. 1 Kings 19:4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” Jonah 4:3 And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” Matthew 26:38 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.” Mark 14:34 Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.” Luke 22:44 And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground. Treasury of Scripture Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed. Jeremiah 15:10 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. Job 3:3-16 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived… Jump to Previous Bare Birth Blessed Blessing Bore Born Curse Cursed Mother WhereinJump to Next Bare Birth Blessed Blessing Bore Born Curse Cursed Mother WhereinJeremiah 20 1. Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receives a new name, and a fearful doom.7. Jeremiah complains of contempt; 10. of treachery; 14. and of his birth. Cursed be the day The Hebrew word for "cursed" is "אָרוּר" (arur), which conveys a strong denunciation or expression of deep regret. In the ancient Near Eastern context, curses were serious pronouncements that invoked divine disfavor. Jeremiah's use of this word reflects his profound anguish and despair. This is not a casual lament but a deep, heartfelt cry from a prophet who feels overwhelmed by the burden of his calling. The day of one's birth is typically a time of joy and celebration, yet Jeremiah's inversion of this sentiment underscores the depth of his suffering. I was born May the day my mother bore me never be blessed Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Cursed beאָר֣וּר (’ā·rūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 779: To execrate the day הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day I was born! יֻלַּ֖דְתִּי (yul·laḏ·tî) Verb - QalPass - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage May the day י֛וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day my mother אִמִּ֖י (’im·mî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) bore me יְלָדַ֥תְנִי (yə·lā·ḏaṯ·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage never אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not be blessed. בָרֽוּךְ׃ (ḇā·rūḵ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse Links Jeremiah 20:14 NIVJeremiah 20:14 NLT Jeremiah 20:14 ESV Jeremiah 20:14 NASB Jeremiah 20:14 KJV Jeremiah 20:14 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 20:14 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 20:14 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 20:14 French Bible Jeremiah 20:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 20:14 Cursed be the day in which (Jer.) |
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