Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?
Why is this? from the womb I have come out, To see labour and sorrow, Yea, consumed in shame are my days!
Wherefore came I forth from the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile