Jeremiah · יִרְמְיָהוּ

Jeremiah 20:18

לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽי׃
lamah zeh mereḥem yaṣaʾtiy lirʾvot ʿamal vyagvon vayiklv bboshet yamay
King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Modern English

Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

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