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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 20:15 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 20:15 |
King James |
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| A man child--The birth of a son is in the East a special subject of joy; whereas that of a daughter is often not so. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| A man child is born - Borun is to thee a knave child. - Old MS. Bible. This is the old English word for man or servant; and is so used by Wiclif, Rev 12:6. |
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.