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Jeremiah 20:15

13 Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers.

14 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed.

Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.

16 May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon,

17 because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb forever enlarged.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.
KJV
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
WEB
Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, “A boy is born to you,” making him very glad.
ASV
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
DARBY
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad!
BLB
Cursed be the man who brought news [to] my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you, bringing him great joy.
ÅB
Forbannet være den mann som kom til min far med det budskap: Du har fått en sønn, og som gledet ham storlig.
OTB
Forbannet være mannen som brakte min far nyheten, som gjorde ham meget glad, og sa, "En sønn er født til deg!"
B1930
Forbannet være den mann som kom til min far med det budskap: Du har fått en sønn, og som gledet ham storlig.

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