Translations
Modern
Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed.
Traditional
Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
Literal
Cursed be the day in which I was born, the day that my mother bore me—do not let it be blessed!
Latin
Maledicta dies in qua natus sum! dies in qua peperit me mater mea non sit benedicta!
Original
Hebrew
English
Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed.
Notes
Jeremiah hoped for rescue, but he still faced harsh realities. Surprised by his persecution, he wished he were dead or had never been born (see Jeremiah 16:3–4; Job 3).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Prayer Psalms, Book of
Topics
Birthday: Cursed Jeremiah: The Prophet: His Melancholy and Complaints Against God, in Consequence of Persecution Life: (Sacredness of, an Inference from What is Taught in the Law Concerning Murder): Jeremiah Murmuring: Jeremiah