Jeremiah 20:18
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow,.... "Labour" in performing his work and office as a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Jeremiah 20:7-18
In the rest of the chapter we have an outbreak of deep emotion, of which the first part ends in a cry of hope Jer 20:13,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 20:14-18
What is the meaning of this? Does there proceed out of the same mouth blessing and cursing? Could he that said so…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Jeremiah 20:14-18
See summary at commencement of section. Cp. Job 3:3-12. The latter passage is even more vehement than this and also…
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