Jeremiah 20:18

Jeremiah 20:18 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

18Why did I ever come out of the womb

to see trouble and sorrow

and to end my days in shame?

18Why did I ever come out of the womb

To look at trouble and sorrow,

So that my days have been spent in shame?

18Why did I come out of the womb

To see trouble and sorrow,

So that my days have been filled with shame?

18Why did I come out of the womb

to see only trouble and sorrow,

and to end my days in shame?

18Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

18How is it, that I came forth of the wombe, to see labour and sorowe, that my dayes shoulde be consumed with shame?

18Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow,

that my days should be consumed with shame?

18Why did I ever come out of my mother’s body?

I’ve seen nothing but trouble and sorrow.

My days will end in shame.

18I should have stayed in that safe place.

In my life, I only receive trouble and pain.

When I die, all I will have is shame.

18Why [is] this? I have come out from the womb || To see labor and sorrow, || Indeed, my days are consumed in shame!