Jeremiah
Jeremiah 20:14
14Cursed be the day I was born!
May the day my mother bore me never be blessed.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed be | אָר֣וּר | ’ā·rūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H779 curse |
| the day | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| I was born | יֻלַּ֖דְתִּי | yul·laḏ·tî | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - first person common singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| May the day | י֛וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| my mother | אִמִּ֖י | ’im·mî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H517 mother |
| bore me | יְלָדַ֥תְנִי | yə·lā·ḏaṯ·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| never | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be blessed | בָרֽוּךְ׃ | ḇā·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.