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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 20:15 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 20:15 |
Strong Concordance |
Cursed [0779] be the man [0376] who brought tidings [01319] to my father [01], saying [0559], A man [02145] child [01121] is born [03205] unto thee; making him very [08055] glad [08055]. |
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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 [2532] the woman [1135] fled [5343] into [1519] the wilderness [2048], where [3699] she hath [2192] a place [5117] prepared [2090] of [575] God [2316], that [2443] they should feed [5142] her [846] there [1563] a thousand [5507] two hundred [1250] and threescore [1835] days [2250].