Jeremiah 15:10

Woe to me, my mother, For thou hast borne me a man of strife, And a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they lent on usury to me — All of them are reviling me.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.

In Context

9Languished hath the bearer of seven, She hath breathed out her spirit, Gone in hath her sun while yet day, It hath been ashamed and confounded, And their residue to the sword I give up before their enemies, An affirmation of Jehovah.

11Jehovah said, Did I not direct thee for good? Did not I intercede for thee in a time of evil, And in a time of adversity, with the enemy?

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Cross References

Exodus 22:25'If thou dost lend My poor people with thee money, thou art not to him as a usurer; thou dost not lay on him usury;

Deuteronomy 23:19'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.

1 Kings 21:20And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found — because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;

Nehemiah 5:1And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,

Job 3:11Why from the womb do I not die? From the belly I have come forth and gasp!

Psalms 109:28They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 15:2-10

Sentence against Judah Confirmed; Destruction of Judah. ( b. c. 606.) 1 Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. 2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord ; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the… Read the whole commentary →

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