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making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let the man <i>be</i> cursed Who brought news to my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you!” Making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought the news To my father, saying, “A boy has been born to you!” <i>And</i> made him very happy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought the news To my father, saying, &#8220A baby boy has been born to you!&#8221 And made him very happy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought the news To my father, saying, “A baby boy has been born to you!” <i>And</i> made him very happy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought the good news To my father, saying, “A baby boy has been born to you!” <i>And</i> made him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought the news To my father, saying, “A son has been born to you!” Making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the man be cursed who brought the news to my father, saying, “A male child is born to you,” bringing him great joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the man be cursed who brought the news to my father, saying, &#8220A male child is born to you,&#8221 bringing him great joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Put a curse on the man who told my father, "Good news! You have a son." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cursed is the man who made my father very happy with the news that he had just become the father of a baby boy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Curse the one who made my father glad by bringing him the news, "It's a boy! You have a son!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed is the person who brought the good news to my father, "A baby boy has been born to you," making him very happy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who made my father very glad when he brought him the news that a baby boy had been born to him! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, A boy is born to you; making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A male child is born to thee; making him very glad.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, saying, “A son is born to you,” bringing him great joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Cursed is the man who brought news to my father, saying, “A boy is born to you,” making him very glad. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed [is] the man who bore tidings [to] my father, "" Saying, “A male child has been born to you,” "" Making him very glad!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cursed is the man who bore tidings to my father, saying, 'Born to thee hath been a child -- a male,' Making him very glad!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cursed the man who announced to my father, Good news; saying, A son, a male was born to thee; with rejoicing, making him rejoice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the man that brought the tidings to my father, saying: A man child is born to thee: and made him greatly rejoice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Cursed is the man who announced it to my father, saying, ‘A male child has been born to you,’ causing him to rejoice with gladness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the one who brought the news to my father, “A child, a son, has been born to you!” filling him with great joy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, “A child is born to you, a son,” making him very glad.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A son is born to you, making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Cursed is the man who brought news to my father and said to him “A son is born to you!”, and announced news of his joy with rejoicing!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought tidings To my father, saying: 'A man-child is born unto thee'; Making him very glad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cursed be the man who brought the glad tidings to my father, saying, A male child is born to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=5990" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/20.htm">Jeremiah's Complaint</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me never be blessed. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/779.htm" title="779: ’ā·rūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To curse. A primitive root; to execrate.">Cursed be</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/1319.htm" title="1319: biś·śar (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To bear tidings. A primitive root; properly, to be fresh, i.e. Full (figuratively) cheerful); to announce.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">my father the news,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">“A son</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên (N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yul·laḏ- (V-QalPass-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">is born</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: śam·mê·aḥ (V-Piel-InfAbs) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">bringing him great joy.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: śim·mo·ḥā·hū (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome."></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>May that man be like the cities that the LORD overthrew without compassion. May he hear an outcry in the morning and a battle cry at noon,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-3.htm">Job 3:3</a></span><br />“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-11.htm">Job 3:11</a></span><br />Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-16.htm">Job 3:16</a></span><br />Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-18.htm">Job 10:18-19</a></span><br />Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! / If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:3</a></span><br />But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-3.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:3</a></span><br />A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Isaiah 13:18</a></span><br />Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a></span><br />These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Lamentations 2:22</a></span><br />You summoned my terrors on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-24.htm">Matthew 26:24</a></span><br />The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-21.htm">Mark 14:21</a></span><br />The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-14.htm">Luke 1:14</a></span><br />He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-29.htm">Luke 23:29</a></span><br />Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-21.htm">John 16:21</a></span><br />A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born to you; making him very glad.</p><p class="hdg">A man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></b></br> Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, <i>and</i> I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-5.htm">Genesis 21:5,6</a></b></br> And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-14.htm">Luke 1:14</a></b></br> And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Baby</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Born</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Child</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-17.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Male</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">Man-Child</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">News</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-22.htm">Tidings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Baby</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-26.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-26.htm">Born</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Child</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-13.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Making</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Man-Child</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">News</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Tidings</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm">Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receives a new name, and a fearful doom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah complains of contempt;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">of treachery;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm">and of his birth.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern culture, messengers often brought news of significant events, and the birth of a son was typically a cause for celebration. Jeremiah's curse on the messenger highlights his intense personal suffering and the reversal of expected joy. This sentiment echoes Job's lament in <a href="/job/3-3.htm">Job 3:3</a>, where he curses the day of his birth, illustrating a profound sense of hopelessness.<p><b>saying, “A son is born to you,”</b><br>The birth of a son in ancient Israel was a momentous occasion, often associated with the continuation of the family line and inheritance rights. Sons were seen as a blessing from God, as reflected in <a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3-5</a>. Jeremiah's lamentation here underscores the depth of his sorrow, as he wishes to negate even the joy of his own birth. This reflects the broader theme of suffering and rejection that Jeremiah experiences as a prophet.<p><b>bringing him great joy.</b><br>The joy associated with the birth of a son is a common theme in biblical narratives, such as the birth of Isaac to Abraham and Sarah in <a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6-7</a>. However, Jeremiah's reversal of this joy into a curse highlights the prophet's isolation and the burden of his prophetic mission. This inversion of expected joy can be seen as a type of Christ, who also experienced rejection and sorrow despite being the source of ultimate joy and salvation, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>The prophet who is expressing his deep anguish and despair in this passage. He is known for his prophecies of judgment and his personal struggles with his calling.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_messenger.htm">The Messenger</a></b><br>The unnamed man who brought the news of Jeremiah's birth to his father. In this context, he becomes a symbol of the unwanted circumstances of Jeremiah's life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah's_father.htm">Jeremiah's Father</a></b><br>Though not named in this verse, he is the recipient of the news of Jeremiah's birth, which initially brought him joy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah's_birth.htm">Jeremiah's Birth</a></b><br>The event being referenced, which is ironically lamented by Jeremiah due to the suffering he has experienced in his prophetic ministry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_of_anathoth.htm">The City of Anathoth</a></b><br>Jeremiah's hometown, which provides context for his early life and the initial joy surrounding his birth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_despair_in_ministry.htm">The Reality of Despair in Ministry</a></b><br>Even the most faithful servants of God, like Jeremiah, can experience deep despair and question their purpose. This reminds us that feelings of discouragement are not uncommon in the Christian walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_our_lives.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Our Lives</a></b><br>Despite Jeremiah's lament, God's purpose for his life was established before his birth. This teaches us to trust in God's sovereignty, even when we do not understand our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_honest_prayer.htm">The Importance of Honest Prayer</a></b><br>Jeremiah's raw honesty before God is a model for us. We are encouraged to bring our true feelings and struggles to God in prayer, knowing He can handle our deepest emotions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_joy_and_pain_of_god's_calling.htm">The Joy and Pain of God's Calling</a></b><br>The initial joy of Jeremiah's birth contrasts with his later suffering, illustrating that God's calling can bring both joy and challenges. We should be prepared for both as we follow God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_times_of_despair.htm">The Role of Community in Times of Despair</a></b><br>Jeremiah's lament highlights the need for support and encouragement from others. As believers, we should seek to be a source of comfort and strength for those in despair.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_curse_the_fig_tree.htm">Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_entails_being_christ's_ambassador.htm">What does being Christ's ambassador entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_angel_amenadiel.htm">What will happen to the righteous and the wicked?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Making him very glad.</span>--The memory, or rather the thought of that day, the joy of father and another when their child was born (<a href="/john/16-21.htm" title="A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.">John 16:21</a>) was wanted, as in the irony of destiny, to add the keenest pang to the misery of the present. The "sorrow's crown of sorrow" was found in remembering happier days. We note the same tenderness turned to bitterness as in <a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm" title="Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them does curse me.">Jeremiah 15:10</a>. The day of his birth was to him a day of darkness and not of light.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Cursed be</span><br /><span class="heb">אָר֣וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_779.htm">Strong's 779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To execrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשַּׂ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(biś·śar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1319.htm">Strong's 1319: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be fresh, full, cheerful), to announce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my father {the news},</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“A son</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is born</span><br /><span class="heb">יֻֽלַּד־</span> <span class="translit">(yul·laḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you,”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">bringing him great joy.</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂמֵּ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(śam·mê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8056.htm">Strong's 8056: </a> </span><span class="str2">Glad, joyful, merry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/20-15.htm">Jeremiah 20:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/20-15.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 20:15 Cursed be the man who brought news (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/20-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 20:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 20:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/20-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 20:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 20:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>