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Berean Standard Bible

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

Jeremiah 20:14

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In the same chapter, Jeremiah moves from praise to deep despair. He had just declared that the Lord is with him like a mighty warrior.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Cursed is the day in which I was born. Don’t let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.

King James Version (KJV)

Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A curse on the day of my birth: let there be no blessing on the day when my mother had me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Maldito el día en que nací: el día en que mi madre me parió no sea bendito.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Maldito el día en que nací! ¡Para nada sea recordado con alegría el día que mi madre me dio a luz!

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