Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 20:17 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Jeremiah 20:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 20 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.”
Jeremiah 20:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 20:17
Jeremiah now expresses his wish that death had occurred in the womb: 'Because he slew me not from the womb.' The verb 'slew' (mot, מוֹת) is stark—he wishes the messenger had announced his stillbirth rather than live birth. The parallel phrase 'or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me' (perpetually pregnant) is anatomically impossible but poetically powerful—expressing the wish for death before birth. This echoes Job 3:11-16, where Job wishes he'd died at birth. The phrase 'my mother might have been my grave' (qivri, קִבְרִי, my grave) treats the womb ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 20:17
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“nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.”
“as infants who never saw light.”
“and lives many years”