Jeremiah 20:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.”

Jeremiah 20:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 20:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 20:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Cursed is the day in which I was born. Don’t let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.”

Jeremiah 20:14 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 20:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.”

Jeremiah 20:14 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 20:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Cursed <FI>is<Fi> the day in which I was born, The day that my mother bare me, Let it not be blessed!”

Jeremiah 20:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 20:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Cursed be the day wherein I was born; let not the day wherein my mother bore me be blessed!”

Jeremiah 20:14 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 20:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Cursed be the day wherein I was borne: and let not the day wherein my mother bare me, be blessed.”

Jeremiah 20:14 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 20:14 in Context — Jeremiah 20

12 But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

13 Sing unto the Lord, praise ye the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

16 And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

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What Does Jeremiah 20:14 Mean?

Jeremiah 20:14 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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