Jeremiah 20:18

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Jeremiah 20:18

Why did I come out of the womb
to see only struggle and sorrow,
to end my life in shame?

Job 3:20

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Lamentations 3:1

I am the man who has seen affliction
under the rod of God’s wrath.

Job 14:1

Man born of woman
is short of days and full of trouble.

Psalm 69:19

You know the insults I endure—
my shame and disgrace.
You are aware of all my adversaries.

1 Corinthians 4:9-13

For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

Genesis 3:16-19

He said to the woman:

I will intensify your labor pains;
you will bear children in anguish.
Your desire will be for your husband,
yet he will rule over you.

Job 14:13

If only You would hide me in Sheol
and conceal me until Your anger passes.
If only You would appoint a time for me
and then remember me.

Psalm 90:9-10

For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.

Isaiah 1:6

From the sole of the foot even to the head,
no spot is uninjured—
wounds, welts, and festering sores
not cleansed, bandaged,
or soothed with oil.

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
the people in whose heart is My instruction:
do not fear disgrace by men,
and do not be shattered by their taunts.

Jeremiah 8:18

My joy has flown away;
grief has settled on me.
My heart is sick.

Lamentations 1:12

ל LamedIs this nothing to you, all you who pass by?
Look and see!
Is there any pain like mine,
which was dealt out to me,
which the Lord made me suffer
on the day of His burning anger?

John 16:20

“I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

Acts 5:41

Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the Name.

2 Timothy 1:12

and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

Hebrews 11:36

and others experienced mockings and scourgings, as well as bonds and imprisonment.

Hebrews 12:2

keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.

Hebrews 13:13

Let us then go to Him outside the camp, bearing His disgrace.

1 Peter 4:14-16

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

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Jeremiah 20:18

Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

Came

Job 3:20

Job 14:1

Lamentations 3:1

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Bible References

Came

Why is light given to one burdened with grief,
and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Man born of woman
is short of days and full of trouble.

I am the man who has seen affliction
under the rod of God’s wrath.

To see

My joy has flown away;
grief has settled on me.
My heart is sick.

He said to the woman:

I will intensify your labor pains;
you will bear children in anguish.
Your desire will be for your husband,
yet he will rule over you.

Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.

ל LamedIs this nothing to you, all you who pass by?
Look and see!
Is there any pain like mine,
which was dealt out to me,
which the Lord made me suffer
on the day of His burning anger?

“I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

With

You know the insults I endure—
my shame and disgrace.
You are aware of all my adversaries.

From the sole of the foot even to the head,
no spot is uninjured—
wounds, welts, and festering sores
not cleansed, bandaged,
or soothed with oil.

Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
the people in whose heart is My instruction:
do not fear disgrace by men,
and do not be shattered by their taunts.

Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonored on behalf of the Name.

For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: We have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me

until that day.

and others experienced mockings and scourgings, as well as bonds and imprisonment.

keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.

Let us then go to Him outside the camp, bearing His disgrace.

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.