Jeremiah 5:18

5:18 Yet even then ¹  I will not completely destroy you,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:17

17:17 Do not cause me dismay! ² 

You are my source of safety in times of trouble.

Jeremiah 20:18

20:18 Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb?

All I experience is trouble and grief,

and I spend my days in shame. ³ 

[5:18]  ¹ tn Heb “in those days.”

[17:17]  ² tn Heb “do not be a source of dismay for me.” For this nuance of מְחִתָּה (mÿkhittah) rather than “terror” as many of the English versions have it see BDB 370 s.v. מְחִתָּה 1.b and the usage in Prov 21:15. Compare also the usage of the related verb which occurs in the next verse (see also BDB 369 s.v. חָתַת Qal.2).

[20:18]  ³ tn Heb “Why did I come forth from the womb to see [= so that I might see] trouble and grief and that my days might be consumed in shame.”