Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth, a man with whom the whole land strives and contends! I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me. New Living Translation Then I said, “What sorrow is mine, my mother. Oh, that I had died at birth! I am hated everywhere I go. I am neither a lender who threatens to foreclose nor a borrower who refuses to pay— yet they all curse me.” English Standard Version Woe is me, my mother, that you bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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 neither lent for interest, Nor have men lent to me for interest. Every one of them curses me. New American Standard Bible Woe to me, my mother, that you have given birth to me As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor have people lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me. NASB 1995 Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me. NASB 1977 Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have neither lent, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me. Legacy Standard Bible Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me As a man of strife and a man of contention to all the land! I have not lent, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me. Amplified Bible Woe to me, my mother, that you have given birth to me To be a man of strife and a man of contention to all the earth! I have not loaned, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me. Christian Standard Bible Woe is me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man who incites dispute and conflict in all the land. I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Woe is me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man who incites dispute and conflict in all the land. I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version I wish I had never been born! I'm always in trouble with everyone in Judah. I never lend or borrow money, but everyone curses me just the same. English Revised Version 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 on usury, neither have men lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. GOD'S WORD® Translation I'm so miserable! Why did my mother give birth to me? I am a man who argues and quarrels with the whole earth. I have never lent or borrowed anything. Yet, everyone curses me. Good News Translation What an unhappy man I am! Why did my mother bring me into the world? I have to quarrel and argue with everyone in the land. I have not lent any money or borrowed any; yet everyone curses me. International Standard Version How terrible for me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man of strife and contention for the whole land! I've neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me. NET Bible I said, "Oh, mother, how I regret that you ever gave birth to me! I am always starting arguments and quarrels with the people of this land. I have not lent money to anyone and I have not borrowed from anyone. Yet all of these people are treating me with contempt." New Heart English Bible "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 everyone of them curses me." Webster's Bible Translation 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 have men lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleWoe 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWoe to me, my mother, "" For you have borne me, "" A man of strife and a man of contention to all the land, "" I have not lent on usury, "" Nor have they lent on usury to me—All of them are reviling me. Young's Literal Translation Woe to me, my mother, For thou hast borne me a man of strife, And a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they lent on usury to me -- All of them are reviling me. Smith's Literal Translation Wo to me, my mother, for thou broughtest me forth a man of strife and a man of contention to all the earth. I lent not on interest and they lent not to me on interest: they are altogether cursing me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWoe is me, my mother: why hast thou borne me a man of strife, a man of contention to all the earth? I have not lent on usury, neither hath any man lent to me on usury: yet all curse me. Catholic Public Domain Version “O my mother, woe to me! Why did you conceive me, a man of strife, a man of discord to all the earth? I have not lent money at interest, nor has anyone lent money at interest to me. Yet everyone is cursing me.” New American Bible Woe to me, my mother, that you gave me birth! a man of strife and contention to all the land! I neither borrow nor lend, yet everyone curses me. New Revised Standard Version Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! I have not lent, nor have I borrowed, yet all of them curse me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWoe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a judge, a rebuker to the whole earth. I am neither a debtor, nor a creditor; yet all of them curse me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Woe to me, my mother, for you gave me birth as a man of strife, and a rebuking man in all the land! I am not in debt and they are not indebted to me, and all are abusive to me!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Woe 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Woe is me, my mother! thou hast born me as some man of strife, and at variance with the whole earth; I have not helped others, nor has any one helped me; my strength has failed among them that curse me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Woe10Woe 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. 11The 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.… Cross References Job 3:1-3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. / And this is what he said: / “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’ Job 10:1 “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul. Job 19:2 “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words? Job 21:4 Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient? Job 30:9-11 And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. / They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face. / Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence. 1 Kings 19:4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” Psalm 69:4 Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay. Psalm 120:5-7 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar! / Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace. / I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war. Isaiah 6:11 Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Lamentations 3:1-3 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. / He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. / Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Matthew 10:34-36 Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. / For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. / A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ Luke 6:22-23 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. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. John 15:18-20 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. Treasury of Scripture 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 neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them does curse me. my. Jeremiah 20:14-18 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed… Job 3:1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. a man. Jeremiah 15:20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 1:18,19 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land… Jeremiah 20:7,8 O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me… I have. Exodus 22:25 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. Deuteronomy 23:19,20 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: … Nehemiah 5:1-6 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews… curse. Psalm 109:28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. Proverbs 26:2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Jump to Previous Alas Birth Bore Borne Borrowed Contention Curse Curses Earth Lent Mother Strife Strives Usury Whole WoeJump to Next Alas Birth Bore Borne Borrowed Contention Curse Curses Earth Lent Mother Strife Strives Usury Whole WoeJeremiah 15 1. The utter rejection and manifold judgments of the people.10. Jeremiah, complaining of their spite, receives a promise for himself; 12. and a threatening for them. 15. He prays; 19. and receives a gracious promise. Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me Jeremiah expresses deep lamentation, a common theme among the prophets who often faced rejection and persecution. This phrase reflects the personal anguish and isolation Jeremiah feels due to his prophetic mission. The lament is reminiscent of Job's complaints about his birth (Job 3:1-3), highlighting the intense suffering and emotional burden of being a prophet. Jeremiah's lament can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was "despised and rejected by men" (Isaiah 53:3). a man of strife and conflict in all the land I have neither lent nor borrowed yet everyone curses me Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahThe prophet who is lamenting his birth and the strife he faces. Known for his messages of warning and judgment to Judah. 2. Jeremiah's Mother Mentioned here as part of Jeremiah's lament, symbolizing the beginning of his life and the burdens he carries. 3. The Land Refers to Judah, the nation to which Jeremiah prophesied and where he faced opposition. 4. Strife and Contention Represents the conflict and opposition Jeremiah experiences from the people of Judah. 5. Curses The negative reactions and hostility Jeremiah receives from those around him, despite his innocence in financial dealings. Teaching Points The Cost of FaithfulnessJeremiah's lament highlights the personal cost of being faithful to God's calling. Believers should be prepared for opposition when standing for truth. Innocence Amidst Accusation Despite not engaging in wrongdoing, Jeremiah faces curses. This teaches us that innocence does not exempt us from false accusations or hostility. Endurance in Ministry Jeremiah's perseverance amidst strife encourages believers to remain steadfast in their ministry, even when it leads to personal suffering. God's Sovereignty in Suffering Jeremiah's lament can remind us that God is sovereign over our circumstances, and our struggles can serve a greater purpose in His plan. Empathy for the Persecuted Understanding Jeremiah's plight can foster empathy for those who face persecution today, encouraging us to support and pray for them. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 15Proverbs 10:15 depicts wealth as a 'fortified city'--does this conflict with Jesus' warnings about riches in the New Testament? Does Jeremiah 31:15 ('Rachel weeping for her children') align historically with Matthew's account, or is it a forced connection? If Jesus is the Prince of Peace, why does He say, 'I have not come to bring peace, but a sword' (Matthew 10:34)? What does the Bible say about family conflict?(10) Woe is me . . .--The abruptness of the transition suggests the thought that we have a distinct fragment which has been merged in the artificial continuity of the chapter. Possibly, as some have thought, Jeremiah 15:10-11 have been misplaced in transcription, and should come after Jeremiah 15:14, where they fit in admirably with the context. The sequence of thought may, however, be that the picture of the sorrowing mother in the previous verses suggests the reflection that there may be other causes for a mother's sorrow than that of which he has spoken, and so he bursts out into the cry, "Woe is me, my mother!" The prophet feels more than ever the awfulness of his calling as a vessel of God's truth. He, too, found that he had come "not to send peace on earth, but a sword" (Matthew 10:34). His days were as full of strife as the life of the usurer, whose quarrels with his debtors had become the proverbial type of endless litigation. As examples of the working of the law of debt, see Exodus 22:25; 2Kings 4:1; Proverbs 6:1-5; Isaiah 24:2; Psalm 15:5; Psalm 109:11. . . . Verses 10-21. - These verses come in very unexpectedly, and are certainly not to be regarded as a continuation of the preceding discourse. They describe some deeply pathetic moment of the prophet's inner life, and in all probability belong to a later period of the history of Judah. At any rate, the appreciation of the next chapter will be facilitated by reading it in close connection with Ver. 9 of the present chapter. But the section before us is too impressive to be east adrift without an attempt to find a place for it in the life of the prophet. The attempt has been made with some plausibility by a Jewish scholar, Dr. Gratz, who considers the background of these verses to be the sojourn of Jeremiah at Ramah, referred to in Jeremiah 40:1, and groups them, therefore, with another prophecy (Jeremiah 31:15-17), in which Ramah is mentioned by name as the temporary abode of the Jewish captives. We are told in Jeremiah 40:4, 5, that Jeremiah had the choice given him of either going to Babylon with the exiles, or dwelling with the Jews who were allowed to remain under Gedaliah the governor. He chose, as the narrative in Jeremiah 40. tells us, to stay with Gedaliah; but the narrative could not, in accordance with the reserve which characterizes the inspired writers, reveal the state of mind in which this difficult choice was made. This omission is supplied in the paragraph before us. Jeremiah, with that lyric tendency peculiar to him among the prophets, gives a vent to his emotion in these impassioned verses. He tells his friends that the resolution to go to Gedaliah may cost him a severe struggle. He longs for rest, and in Babylon he would have more chance of a quiet life than among the turbulent Jews at home. But he has looked up to God for guidance, and, however painful to the flesh, God's will must be obeyed. He gives us the substance of the revelation which he received. The Divine counselor points out that he has already interposed in the most striking manner for Jeremiah, and declares that if he will devote himself to the Jews under Gedaliah, a new and fruitful field will be open to him, in which, moreover, by Divine appointment, no harm can happen to him. Whether this is really the background of the paragraph must remain uncertain. In a case of this kind, we are obliged to call in the help of the imagination, if the words of the prophet are to be realized with any degree of vividness. There are some great difficulties in the text, and apparently one interpolation (Vers. 13, 14 being in all probability an incorrect copy of Jeremiah 17:3, 4). Verse 10. - Woe is me, my mother! This is one of those passages (comp. Introduction) which illustrate the sensitive and shrinking character of our prophet. "If his meek spirit erred, opprest Hebrew Woe to me,אֽוֹי־ (’ō·w-) Interjection Strong's 188: Lamentation, Oh! my mother, אִמִּ֔י (’im·mî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 517: A mother, ) that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you have borne me, יְלִדְתִּ֗נִי (yə·liḏ·ti·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage a man אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of strife רִ֛יב (rîḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute and conflict מָד֖וֹן (mā·ḏō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4066: A contest, quarrel in all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the land. הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land I have neither לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no lent נָשִׁ֥יתִי (nā·šî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest nor וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no borrowed, נָֽשׁוּ־ (nā·šū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5383: To lend, borrow on security, interest yet everyone כֻּלֹּ֥ה (kul·lōh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every curses me. מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ (mə·qal·la·w·nî) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling Links Jeremiah 15:10 NIVJeremiah 15:10 NLT Jeremiah 15:10 ESV Jeremiah 15:10 NASB Jeremiah 15:10 KJV Jeremiah 15:10 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 15:10 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 15:10 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 15:10 French Bible Jeremiah 15:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 15:10 Woe is me my mother that you (Jer.) |
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