Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Why died I not from the womb? Why did I not give up the ghost when my mother bare me?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Why did death not take me when I came out of my mother's body, why did I not, when I came out, give up my last breath?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Wherefore did I not die from the womb, -- come forth from the belly and expire?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

Why died I not from the womb? why did I not expire at the time of my birth?

World English Bible (WEB)

"Why didn't I die from the womb? Why didn't I give up the spirit when my mother bore me?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Why from the womb do I not die? From the belly I have come forth and gasp!