Jeremiah 20:17

20:17 For he did not kill me before I came from the womb,

making my pregnant mother’s womb my grave forever. ¹ 

Jeremiah 26:23

26:23 and they brought Uriah back from there. ²  They took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him executed and had his body thrown into the burial place of the common people. ³ 

[20:17]  ¹ tn Heb “because he did not kill me from the womb so my mother might be to me for my grave and her womb eternally pregnant.” The sentence structure has been modified and the word “womb” moved from the last line to the next to the last line for English stylistic purposes and greater clarity.

[26:23]  ² tn Heb “from Egypt.”

[26:23]  ³ sn The burial place of the common people was the public burial grounds, distinct from the family tombs, where poor people without any distinction were buried. It was in the Kidron Valley east of Jerusalem (2 Kgs 23:6). The intent of reporting this is to show the ruthlessness of Jehoiakim.