Jeremiah 20:14 (WEB)
Cursed is the day in which I was born. Don’t let the day in which my mother bore me be blessed.
Catechism · 1
“At times their prayer is an argument or a complaint, but it is always an intercession that awaits and prepares for the intervention of the Savior God, the Lord of history.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Am 7:2, 5; Isa 6:5, 8, 11; Jer 1:6; 15: 15-18; 20: 7-18.
Fathers and councils · 3
Jerome
“xx. 14, 17, 18.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Sometimes I say: “Let the day perish wherein I was born,” and again, “Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth.”” — editor's note: Job iii. 3: cf. Jer. xx. 14.
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Clement of Alexandria
““Exsecranda” autem “dies in qua natus sum, et ut non sit optanda,” inquit Jeremias: non absolute exsecrandam dicens generationem, sed populi peccata ægre ferens et inobedientiam.” — editor's note: Jer. xx. 14.
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Cross-references · 1
Judges 4:14 and Jeremiah 20:14 share the same wording (9 words).