13 (A)Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord!
For He has (B)saved the soul of the needy one
From the hand of evildoers.

14 Cursed be the (C)day when I was born;
May the day when my mother gave birth to me not be blessed!
15 Cursed be the man who brought the news
To my father, saying,
“A [a](D)boy has been born to you!”
And made him very happy.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:15 Lit male child

13 Sing(A) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues(B) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.(C)

14 Cursed be the day I was born!(D)
    May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,
    who made him very glad, saying,
    “A child is born to you—a son!”

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