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# Why is it that I came out from the womb to see troubles and agony ... shame?
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Jeremiah uses this rhetorical question to complain that there was no good reason for him to be born. It can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "There was no reason for me to be born only to see troubles and agony ... shame." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# to see troubles and agony
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The words "troubles" and "agony" mean basically the same thing and emphasize the amount and severity of suffering. Alternate translation: "to experience so much suffering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# my days are filled with shame
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Here the word "days" represents all the days of Jeremiah's life. Alternate translation: "my life is filled with shame" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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