Jeremiah 20:17
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King James Version (modern wording)
Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
Jeremiah 20:17 (KJV)
American Standard Version
because he slew me not from the womb; and so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb always great.
Jeremiah 20:17 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
because he did not kill me in the womb so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb forever enlarged.
Jeremiah 20:17 (BSB)
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What does Jeremiah 20:17 say?
Jeremiah 20:17 in modern King James wording reads: "Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me."
Where is Jeremiah 20:17 found in the Bible?
Jeremiah 20:17 is verse 17 of chapter 20 of the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. Jeremiah has 52 chapters.
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