Jeremiah 20:17

Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Jeremiah 20:17

BSB

because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb forever enlarged.

AKJV

Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

CPDV

So let him be, who did not put me to death from the womb, so that my mother would have been my sepulcher, and her womb would have been my eternal resting place!

ERV

because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother should have been my grave, and her womb always great.

NHEB

because he did not kill me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.

SMT

Because he killed me not from the womb, and my mother will be to me my grave, and her womb pregnant forever.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Jeremiah 20:17

BecauseheslewH4191VerbmenotfromthewombH7358Noun MasculineorthatmymotherH517Noun FemininemighthavebeenmygraveH6913Noun MasculineandherwombH7358Noun MasculinetobealwaysH5769Noun Masculine greatH2030Noun Femininewithme

Commentary for Jeremiah 20:17

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Overview of Jeremiah 20:17

Summary

Lamenting failure to die in infancy

Event

Expressing death wish

Estimated Time Period

c. 600 BC