Jeremiah 15:10
8 I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.
9 The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.
Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
11 The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.
12 Can anyone smash iron— iron from the north—or bronze?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.
- KJV
- Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
- WEB
- Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife, and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them curses me.
- ASV
- Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; [yet] every one of them doth curse me.
- DARBY
- Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole land! I have not lent on usury, nor have they lent to me on usury; [yet] every one of them doth curse me.
- BLB
- Woe to me, my mother, for you gave birth to me, a man of strife and a man of contention in all the land! I have not lent, and not have they lent on usury to me—all of them curse me.
- ÅB
- Ve meg, min mor, at du fødte meg, meg som alle i landet strider og tretter med! Jeg har ikke lånt dem noe, og de har ikke lånt meg noe, og enda forbanner hver mann meg.
- OTB
- Ve meg, min mor, at du har født meg, en mann av strid og trette for hele landet! Jeg har verken lånt eller lånt ut, likevel forbanner alle meg.
- B1930
- Ve mig, min mor, at du fødte mig, mig som alle i landet strider og tretter med! Jeg har ikke lånt dem noget, og de har ikke lånt mig noget, og enda forbanner hver mann mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
Read in contextJob 3:1–26
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
Read in contextPsalms 120:5–6
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
Read in contextActs 17:6–8
But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
Read in contextLuke 2:34
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
Read in contextActs 16:20–22
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
Read in contextJeremiah 1:18–19
Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
Read in contextJeremiah 15:20
Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
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