Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
Jeremiah 20:15 in other translations
| BSB | Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Cursed is the man who bore tidings to my father, saying, ‘Born to thee hath been a child--a male,' 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! |
| BBE | A curse on the man who gave the news to my father, saying, You have a male child; making him very glad. |
| Webster | Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A male child is born to thee; making him very glad. |
What does Jeremiah 20:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 20:14-18
14-18. The contrast between the spirit of this passage and the preceding thanksgiving is to be explained thus: to show how great was the deliverance (Jr 20:13), he subjoins a picture of what his wounded spirit had been previous to his deliverance; I had said in the time of my imprisonment, "Cursed be the day"; my feeling was that of Job (Job 3:3, 10, 11, whose words Jeremiah therefore copies). Though Jeremiah's zeal…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 20:14-18
When grace has the victory, it is good to be ashamed of our folly, to admire the goodness of God, and be warned to guard our spirits another time. See how strong the temptation was, over which the prophet got the victory by Divine assistance! He is angry that his first breath was not his last. While we remember that these wishes are not recorded for us to utter the like, we may learn good lessons from them. See how…
Jeremiah 20:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 20:15
- Jeremiah 1:5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
- Luke 1:14
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- Genesis 21:5-6
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Jeremiah 20:14
Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
- Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
- Jeremiah 20:16
And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;
Jeremiah 20:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Maldito el hombre que dió nuevas á mi padre, diciendo, Hijo varón te ha nacido, haciéndole alegrarse así mucho. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Maudit l’homme qui annonça des nouvelles à mon père, disant: Un enfant mâle t’est né, et qui le combla de joie! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Verflucht sei der Mann, der meinem Vater die frohe Botschaft brachte und sprach: "Ein männliches Kind ist dir geboren", und der ihn hoch erfreute! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Maledictus vir qui annuntiavit patri meo, dicens: Natus est tibi puer masculus, et quasi gaudio lætificavit eum! |