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Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
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The Saint's Honest Struggle
Commentators highlight that Jeremiah's raw cry of despair reveals the profound humanity of even the greatest prophets. His willingness to record this moment of weakness and impatience is seen not as a disqualification, but as a mark of his sincerity and the Bible's truthfulness. It shows that even the best people struggle with sin and doubt when left to their own strength.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the rest of the chapter, we have an outbreak of deep emotion, the first part of which ends in a cry of hope (Jeremiah 20:13), follow…
19th Century
Anglican
Wherefore came I forth ...? —Like the preceding verse, this is in its tone, almost in its words, an echo of Job 3:11-12;[…
16th Century
Protestant
After denouncing his imprecations on his birthday and on the messenger who had wished to bring joy to his father, Jeremiah now expostulates with Go…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow "Labour" in performin…
When grace has the victory, it is good to be ashamed of our folly, to admire the goodness of God, and to be warned to guard our spirits in the futu…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he laments the origin of his birth.
But one may object to this, for it is the duty of the saints to glory in tribulations, as…
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