Discovery BoxJeremiah 7:19 
Context7:19 But I am not really the one being troubled!” 1 says the Lord. “Rather they are bringing trouble on themselves to their own shame! 2
Jeremiah 20:18
Context20:18 Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb?
All I experience is trouble and grief,
and I spend my days in shame. 3
1 tn Heb “Is it I whom they provoke?” The rhetorical question expects a negative answer which is made explicit in the translation.
2 tn Heb “Is it not themselves to their own shame?” The rhetorical question expects a positive answer which is made explicit in the translation.
3 tn Heb “Why did I come forth from the womb to see [= so that I might see] trouble and grief and that my days might be consumed in shame.”
