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Cursed beאָרוּרthe dayהַיּוֹםon whichאֲשֶׁר בּוֹI was born!יֻלַּדְתִּיThe dayיוֹםwhenאֲשֶׁרmy motherאִמִּיbore me,יְלָדַתְנִיlet it notאַלbeיְהִיblessed!בָרוּךְ
Jeremiah 20:14
Study it in the app“Cursed be the day on which I was born! The day when my mother bore me, let it not be blessed!”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 20:14, word by word
- Cursed beאָרוּרarur
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appears- the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- I was bornיֻלַּדְתִּיyuladti
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yuladti” appears- my motherאִמִּimi
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “imi” appears- beיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- blessedבָרוּךְvaruch
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “varuch” appears
Translation note
Cf. Job 3:3.
The context
13Sing to YHWH, praise YHWH, for he has rescued the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
14 · This verse (above)
15Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, “A son is born to you, a male!” making him very glad.