15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.


In Context

12 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

13 Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontide;

17 because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother should have been my grave, and her womb always great.

Jeremiah 20:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed [be] the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, who made him very glad, saying, "A child is born to you-a son!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed be the man that brought the tidings to my father, saying: A man child is born to thee: and made him greatly rejoice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad!

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A male child is born to thee; making him very glad.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, A boy is born to you; making him very glad.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed is the man who bore tidings to my father, saying, 'Born to thee hath been a child — a male,' Making him very glad!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:15Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born to you; making him very glad.