Jeremiah 15:10
Woe to me, my mother,
What it says
Jeremiah cries woe over being born a man of strife and contention to the whole land, though he has not exploited anyone.
What it is doing
This verse opens the prophet's lament over the social burden of his calling.
In context
10Woe to me, my mother, 11The LORD said: 12Can anyone smash iron — 13Your wealth and your treasures 14Then I will enslave you to your enemies 15You understand, O LORD; 16Your words were found, and I ate them. 17I never sat with the band of revelers, 18Why is my pain unending,