Jeremiah 20:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Why did I have to be born? Was it just to suffer and die in shame?

Cross References

1 Kings 19:4

then walked another whole day into the desert. Finally, he came to a large bush and sat down in its shade. He begged the LORD, “I've had enough. Just let me die! I'm no better off than my ancestors.”

Job 14:1

Life is short and sorrowful for every living soul.

Job 14:13

Please hide me, God, deep in the ground— and when you are angry no more, remember to rescue me.

Job 3:20

Why does God let me live when life is miserable and so bitter?

Job 5:7

it's all part of life, like sparks shooting skyward.

Psalm 102:3

My days disappear like smoke, and my bones are burning as though in a furnace.

Psalm 69:19

You know how I am insulted, mocked, and disgraced; you know every one of my enemies.

Isaiah 1:6

From your head to your toes there isn't a healthy spot. Bruises, cuts, and open sores go without care or oil to ease the pain.

Isaiah 51:7

If you want to do right and to obey my teaching with all your heart, then pay close attention. Don't be discouraged when others insult you and say hurtful things.

Jeremiah 15:10

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.

Jeremiah 15:18

I am badly injured and in constant pain. Are you going to disappoint me, like a stream that goes dry in the heat of summer?

Jeremiah 3:25

We have rebelled against you just like our ancestors, and we are ashamed of our sins.”

Jeremiah 8:18

I'm burdened with sorrow and feel like giving up.

Lamentations 1:12

No passer-by even cares. Why doesn't someone notice my terrible sufferings? You were fiercely angry, LORD, and you punished me worst of all.

Lamentations 3:1

I have suffered much because God was angry.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you make me watch such terrible injustice? Why do you allow violence, lawlessness, crime, and cruelty to spread everywhere?

John 16:20

I tell you for certain that you will cry and be sad, but the world will be happy. You will be sad, but later you will be happy.

Acts 5:41

The apostles left the council and were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer for the sake of Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:12

That's why I am suffering now. But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure that he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with.

Hebrews 10:36

Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised.

Hebrews 11:36

Others were made fun of and beaten with whips, and some were chained in jail.

Hebrews 12:2

We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!

Hebrews 13:13

That's why we should go outside the camp to Jesus and share in his disgrace.