Jeremiah 15:10
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.
Context
This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. God declares that even Moses and Samuel interceding could not turn away judgment. Jeremiah's lament intensifies: he did not sit with the merry but sat alone because of God's hand, consumed with indignation. God assures Jeremiah he will be rescued …
Other Translations
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 not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them doth curse me.
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.
Sorrow is mine, my mother, because you have given birth to me, a cause of fighting and argument in all the earth! I have not made men my creditors and I am not in debt to any, but every one of them is cursing me.
Cross References
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him …
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that …
Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the …
And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the …
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because …
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom …
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.