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The mother who lost her seven children has fainted,
    gasping for breath.
Her daylight has turned to darkness;
    she is disgraced and sick at heart.
I will let your enemies kill
    those of you who are still alive.
I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Jeremiah Complains to the Lord

10 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. 11 Lord, may all their curses come true if I have not served[a] you well, if I have not pleaded with you on behalf of my enemies when they were in trouble and distress.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:11 Probable text Lord, … served; Hebrew unclear.

The mother of seven will grow faint(A)
    and breathe her last.(B)
Her sun will set while it is still day;
    she will be disgraced(C) and humiliated.
I will put the survivors to the sword(D)
    before their enemies,”(E)
declares the Lord.

10 Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth,(F)
    a man with whom the whole land strives and contends!(G)
I have neither lent(H) nor borrowed,
    yet everyone curses(I) me.

11 The Lord said,

“Surely I will deliver you(J) for a good purpose;
    surely I will make your enemies plead(K) with you
    in times of disaster and times of distress.

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