Jeremiah 20:18

Hebrew	לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽי
ESV	Why did I come out from the womb to see toil and sorrow, and spend my days in shame?
NIV	Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame?
NLT	Why was I ever born? My entire life has been filled with trouble, sorrow, and shame.
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KJV	Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

^{Jeremiah 20:17 ← Jeremiah 20:18 → Jeremiah 21:1}

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