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.


In Context

13 Sing ye to Jehovah, praise Jehovah, For He hath delivered the soul of the needy From the hand of evil doers.

14 Cursed is the day in which I was born, The day that my mother bare me, Let it not be blessed!

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

16 Then 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.

17 Because he hath not put me to death from the womb, And my mother is to me — my grave, And her womb a pregnancy age-during.

18 Why is this? from the womb I have come out, To see labour and sorrow, Yea, consumed in shame are my days!

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 Webster Bible Translation 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 noon;

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 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;