Jeremiah 20:18 · KJV
“Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?”
— Jeremiah 20:18
Jeremiah 20 — Context
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;
17Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb {to be} always great {with me}.
18Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
Cross References
Job 3:20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter {in} soul;
Lamentations 3:1
I {am} the man {that} hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
1 Peter 4:14-16
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy {are ye}; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
Job 14:1
Man {that is} born of a woman {is} of few days, and full of trouble. {few...: Heb. short of days}
Psalms 69:19
Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries {are} all before thee.
Psalms 90:9-10
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale {that is told}. {passed...: Heb. turned away} {as a...: or, as a meditation}
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. {us...: or, us the last apostles, as} {spectacle: Gr. theatre}
Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of {our} faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. {author: or, beginner}