Jeremiah 20:17
because he did not kill me in the womb
What it says
The reason is that the messenger did not kill Jeremiah in the womb, leaving the womb as his grave.
What it is doing
This verse reveals how deeply Jeremiah wishes his life had never begun.
In context
7You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. 8For whenever I speak, I cry out; 9If I say, “I will not mention Him 10For I have heard the whispering of many: 11But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. 12O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, 13Sing to the LORD! 14Cursed be the day I was born! 15Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, 16May that man be like the cities 17because he did not kill me in the womb 18Why did I come out of the womb