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


In Context

12 O Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed my cause.

13 Sing to the Lord ! Give praise to the Lord ! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.

14 Cursed be the day I was born! 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!"

16 May that man be like the towns the Lord overthrew without pity. May he hear wailing in the morning, a battle cry at noon.

17 For he did not kill me in the womb, with my mother as my grave, her womb enlarged forever.

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 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 English Revised 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 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.