Jeremiah 5:18

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

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. ² 

[5:18]  ¹ tn Heb “in those days.”

[20:18]  ² 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.”