Jeremiah 20:17

King James Version (KJV)

Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

Translations

Jeremiah 20:17 - Amplified Bible

Because he did not slay me in the womb, so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb always great.

Jeremiah 20:17 - American Standard Version

because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.

Jeremiah 20:17 - Bible in Basic English

Because he did not put me to death before my birth took place: so my mother's body would have been my last resting-place, and she would have been with child for ever.

Jeremiah 20:17 - Darby Bible

because he slew me not from the womb. Or would that my mother had been my grave, and her womb always great [with me]!

Jeremiah 20:17 - English Standard Version

because he did not kill me in the womb; so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever great.

Jeremiah 20:17 - King James Version

Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

Jeremiah 20:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

porque no me matò en el vientre
para que mi madre hubiera sido mi sepultura,
y su vientre embarazado para siempre.

Jeremiah 20:17 - The Message

Jeremiah 20:17 - New American Standard Bible

Because he did not kill me before birth, So that my mother would have been my grave, And her womb ever pregnant.

Jeremiah 20:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Porque no me matò en el vientre
Para que mi madre hubiera sido mi sepultura,
Y su vientre embarazado para siempre.

Jeremiah 20:17 - World English Bible

because he didn`t kill me from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.

Jeremiah 20:17 - Young's Living Translation

Because he hath not put me to death from the womb, And my mother is to me -- my grave, And her womb a pregnancy age-during.

Jeremiah 20:17 - Additional Comments

Jeremiah is so low that he wants vengeance on the doctor who helped deliver him healthy (vs 15-16) instead of killing him as an infant!

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