| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 20:18:1 ⧉לָ֤מָּהlamawhy Jeremiah 20:18:2 ⧉זֶּה֙zethis Jeremiah 20:18:3 ⧉מֵרֶ֣חֶםmerekhemfrom a womb Jeremiah 20:18:4 ⧉יָצָ֔אתִיyatsatiI came out Jeremiah 20:18:5 ⧉לִרְא֥וֹתlireotto see Jeremiah 20:18:6 ⧉עָמָ֖לamaltoil Jeremiah 20:18:7 ⧉וְיָג֑וֹןveyagonand sorrow Jeremiah 20:18:8 ⧉וַיִּכְל֥וּvayikhluand they were spent Jeremiah 20:18:9 ⧉בְּבֹ֖שֶׁתbevoshetin shame Jeremiah 20:18:10 ⧉יָמָֽי׃פyamaimy days |
| 18. Formal Translation Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, and to have my days consumed in shame? |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Why was I born from the womb only to face grief and see all my days end in disgrace? |