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


In Context

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

14 Cursed be the day in which I was born: let not the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A male child is born to 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 the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon;

17 Because he slew me not at my birth; or that my mother might have been my grave, and she had not been delivered.

18 Why was I brought into the world to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Jeremiah 20:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:16May that man be like the towns the Lord overthrew without pity. May he hear wailing in the morning, a battle cry at noon.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Let that man be as the cities that the Lord hath overthrown, and hath not repented: let him hear a cry in the morning, and howling at noontide:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:16And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not; and let him hear a cry in the morning, and a shouting at noonday,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:16And 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;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn't repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Then hath that man been as the cities, That Jehovah overthrew, and repented not, And he hath heard a cry at morning, And a shout at time of noon.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;