Yeremia 20:15

20:15 Cursed be the man

who made my father very glad

when he brought him the news

that a baby boy had been born to him! ¹ 

Yeremia 30:6

30:6 Ask yourselves this and consider it carefully: ² 

Have you ever seen a man give birth to a baby?

Why then do I see all these strong men

grabbing their stomachs in pain like ³  a woman giving birth?

And why do their faces

turn so deathly pale?

[20:15]  ¹ tn Heb “Cursed be the man who brought my father the news saying, ‘A son, a male, has been born to you,’ making glad his joy.” This verse has been restructured for English stylistic purposes.

[20:15]  sn The birth of a child was an occasion of great joy. This was especially true if the child was a boy because it meant the continuance of the family line and the right of retention of the family property. See Ruth 4:10, 13-17.

[30:6]  ² tn Heb “Ask and see/consider.”

[30:6]  ³ tn Heb “with their hands on their loins.” The word rendered “loins” refers to the area between the ribs and the thighs.