Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 20:18
American Standard Version
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Amplified® Bible
Why did I come out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?
Contemporary English Version
Why did I have to be born? Was it just to suffer and die in shame?
Darby English Version
Wherefore came I forth from the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?
Good News Bible
Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?
King James Version
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
New American Standard Bible
Why did I ever come forth from the womb To look on trouble and sorrow, So that my days have been spent in shame?
New International Version
Why did I ever come out of the womb
to see trouble and sorrow
and to end my days in shame?
New King James Version
Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow,
That my days should be consumed with shame?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Why did I ever come forth from the womb To look on trouble and sorrow, So that I have spent my days in shame?
Revised Standard Version
Why did I come forth from the womb
to see toil and sorrow,
and spend my days in shame?
Young's Literal Translation
Why `is' this? from the womb I have come out, To see labour and sorrow, Yea, consumed in shame are my days!
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