the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Jeremiah 20:17
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because he didn’t kill me in the wombso that my mother might have been my grave,her womb eternally pregnant.
because he didn't kill me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
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.
because he did not kill me in the womb; so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever great.
Because he did not kill me before birth, So that my mother would have been my grave, And her womb forever pregnant.
because he did not kill me before I was born. Then my mother would have been my grave; she would have stayed pregnant forever.
Because he did not kill me before my birth, So that my mother might have been my grave, And her womb always pregnant.
because he didn't kill me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
Because he hath not slaine me, euen from the wombe, or that my mother might haue bene my graue, or her wobe a perpetual conception.
Because he did not put me to death from the womb,So that my mother would have been my grave,And her womb ever pregnant.
because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb forever enlarged.
He deserves to die for not killing me before I was born. Then my mother's body would have been my grave.
because God did not put me to death in the womb and let my mother become my grave, her womb forever filled with me.
because he slew me not from the womb. Or would that my mother had been my grave, and her womb always great [with me]!
because he did not kill me while I was in my mother's womb. If he had killed me then, my mother would have been my grave, and I would not have been born.
Because he did not slay me in the womb, so that my mother might have been my grave, and my conception would have remained in the womb for ever.
for not killing me before I was born. Then my mother's womb would have been my grave.
Because he did not kill me in the womb, so that my mother would have been for me my grave, and her womb would be pregnant forever.
because he did not kill me from the womb; and that my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great with me .
because he slewe me not, as soone as I came out off my mothers wombe, and because my mother was not my graue hirselff, that the byrth might not haue come out, but remayned still in her.
because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
Because he did not put me to death before my birth took place: so my mother's body would have been my last resting-place, and she would have been with child for ever.
Because He slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
Because he slew me not from the wombe: or that my mother might haue beene my graue, and her wombe to be alwaies great with me.
Why sluest thou not me assoone as I came out of my mothers wombe? or that my mother had ben my graue her selfe, that the byrth might not haue come out, but remayned still in her?
because he slew me not in the womb, and my mother became not my tomb, and her womb always great with me.
because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother should have been my grave, and her womb always great.
because he didn't slay me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always pregnant.
Because he slew me not at my birth; or that my mother might have been my grave, and she had not been delivered.
For he did not kill me before I came from the womb, making my pregnant mother's womb my grave forever.
Because he did not kill me from the womb, That my mother might have been my grave, And her womb always enlarged with me.
because he did not kill me at birth. Oh, that I had died in my mother's womb, that her body had been my grave!
For he did not kill me before I was born, so that my mother's body would have been my grave.
because he did not kill me in the womb; so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever great.
Because I was not slain from the womb, - Nor did my mother become my grave, Nor was her womb great for ever!
Who slew me not from the womb, that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb an everlasting conception.
because he did not kill me in the womb; so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb for ever great.
Because he hath not put me to death from the womb, And my mother is to me -- my grave, And her womb a pregnancy age-during.
Because he did not kill me before birth, So that my mother would have been my grave, And her womb ever pregnant.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he slew: Job 3:10, Job 3:11, Job 3:16, Job 10:18, Job 10:19, Ecclesiastes 6:3
Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 4:3 - better
Cross-References
now therfor yelde thou the wijf to hir hosebonde, for he is a profete; and he schal preye for thee, and thou schalt lyue; sotheli if thou nylte yelde, wite thou that thou schalt die bi deeth, thou and alle thingis that ben thine.
Sotheli Abymalec clepide also Abraham, and seide to hym, What hast thou do to vs? what synneden we ayens thee, for thou hast brouyt in on me and on my rewme a greuouse synne? thou hast do to vs whiche thingis thou ouytist not do.
And eft Abimalech axide, and seide, What thing seiyist thou, that thou woldist do this?
Abraham answerde, Y thouyte with me, and seide, in hap the drede of God is not in this place; and thei schulen sle me for my wijf;
in other maner forsothe and sche is my sister verili, the douyter of my fadir, and not the douyter of my moder; and Y weddide hir in to wijf;
Forsothe the Lord seiy that he dispiside Lya, and openyde hir wombe while the sistir dwellide bareyn.
And offre thei offryngis to God of heuene; and preye thei for the lijf of the kyng and of hise sones.
The sacrifices of wickyd men ben abhomynable to the Lord; avowis of iust men ben plesaunt.
The Lord is fer fro wickid men; and he schal here the preyers of iust men.
The Lord, the hooli of Israel, the fourmere therof, seith these thingis, Axe ye me thingis to comynge on my sones, and sende ye to me on the werkis of myn hondis.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Because he slew me not from the womb,.... As soon as he came out of it; that is, as soon as he was born; either because God slew him not so soon, as Kimchi; or the angel of death, as Jarchi: or rather the man that carried the tidings of his birth to his father, who is all along spoken of in the two former verses; he curses him for not doing that, which, had he done, would have been exceeding criminal in him indeed; for not committing murder, even for not murdering an innocent babe;
or that my mother might have been my grave; he wishes he had died in her womb, and had never been brought forth; and so that had been his grave, where he should have been at ease and safety:
and her womb [to be] always great [with me]; or, "her womb an everlasting conception" m; his wish was, that she had been always conceiving, or ever big with child of him, but never bring forth; which was a more cruel and unnatural wish than the former concerning the man, the carrier of the tidings of his birth; since this was wishing a perpetual, painful, and intolerable evil to his own mother.
m ורחמה הרת עולם "et ejus uterus, conceptus perpetuus", Munster; "et vulva ejus, conceptio perpetua", Pagninus, "et vulva ejus praegnans perpetuo", Vatablus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jeremiah 20:13, followed nevertheless by curses upon the day of his birth. Was this the result of feelings wounded by the indignities of a public scourging and a night spent in the stocks? Or was it not the mental agony of knowing that his ministry had (as it seemed) failed? He stands indeed before the multitudes with unbending strength, warning prince and people with unwavering constancy of the national ruin that would follow necessarily upon their sins. Before God he stood crushed by the thought that he had labored in vain, and spent his strength for nothing.
It is important to notice that with this outpouring of sorrow Jeremiah’s ministry virtually closed. Though he appeared again at Jerusalem toward the end of Jehoiakim’s reign, yet it was no longer to say that by repentance the national ruin might be averted. During the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the die was cast, and all the prophet henceforward could do, was to alleviate a punishment that was inevitable.
Jeremiah 20:7
Thou hast deceived me ... - What Jeremiah refers to is the joy with which he had accepted the prophetic office Jeremiah 15:16, occasioned perhaps by taking the promises in Jeremiah 1:18 too literally as a pledge that he would succeed.
Thou art stronger than I - Rather, “Thou hast taken hold of me.” God had taken Jeremiah in so firm a grasp that he could not escape from the necessity of prophesying. He would have resisted, but the hand of God prevailed.
I am in derision daily - literally, “I am become a laughing-stock all the day, i. e., peripetually.
Jeremiah 20:8
Translate,” For as often as I speak, I must complain; I call out, Violence and spoil.”
From the time Jeremiah began to prophesy, he had had reason for nothing but lamentation. Daily with louder voice and more desperate energy he must call out “violence and spoil;” as a perpetual protest against the manner in which the laws of justice were violated by powerful men among the people.
Jeremiah 20:9
Seeing that his mission was useless, Jeremiah determined to withdraw from it.
I could not stay - Rather, “I prevailed not,” did not succeed. See Jeremiah 20:7.
Jeremiah 20:10
The defaming - Rather, “the talking.” The word refers to people whispering in twos and threes apart; in this case plotting against Jeremiah. Compare Mark 14:58.
Report ... - Rather, “Do you report, and we will report him: i. e., they encourage one another to give information against Jeremiah.
My familiars - literally, “the men of my peace” Psalms 41:9. In the East the usual salutation is “Peace be to thee:” and the answer, “And to thee peace.” Thus, the phrase rather means acquaintances, than familiar friends.
Enticed - literally, “persuaded, misled,” the same word as “deceived Jeremiah 20:7.” Compare Mark 12:13-17.
Jeremiah 20:11
A mighty terrible one - Rather, “a terrible warrior.” The mighty One Isaiah 9:6 who is on his side is a terror to them. This change of feeling was the effect of faith, enabling him to be content with calmly doing his duty, and leaving the result to God.
For ... - Rather, “because they have not acted wisely (Jeremiah 10:21 note), with an everlasting disgrace that shall never be forgotten.”
Jeremiah 20:12
This verse is repeated almost verbatim from Jeremiah 11:20.
Jeremiah 20:13
Sing - Jeremiah’s outward circumstances remained the same, but he found peace in leaving his cause in faith to God.
Jeremiah 20:14
This sudden outbreak of impatience after the happy faith of Jeremiah 20:13 has led to much discussion. Possibly there was more of sorrow in the words than of impatience; sorrow that the earnest labor of a life had been in vain. Yet the form of the expression is fierce and indignant; and the impatience of Jeremiah is that part of his character which is most open to blame. He does not reach that elevation which is set before us by Him who is the perfect pattern of all righteousness. Our Lord was a prophet whose mission to the men of His generation equally failed, and His sorrow was even more deep; but it never broke forth in imprecations. See Luke 19:41-42.
Jeremiah 20:16
The cry - is the sound of the lamentation Jeremiah 20:8; “the shouting” is the alarm of war.
