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Full Bible Verse
"Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, 'A son is born to you,' making him very glad. Cursed be that man because he slew me not from the womb, so that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb always great. Why did I come forth from the womb to see toil and sorrow, and spend my days in shame?" - Jeremiah 20:15-18
The core meaning of the phrase is: "I wish I had died before I was born." He is saying that the messenger who announced his birth should have, instead, been the one to kill him while he was still in the womb. His suffering is so great that he views being born only to face "toil and sorrow" and "shame" as a worse fate than never having lived at all.
me: this suggests that when Jeremiah in the womb he was a person
chatGPT:
Yes, your inference aligns with how this specific passage from Jeremiah 20:15-18 is often interpreted, both theologically and literarily.
Here is a breakdown of why this suggests Jeremiah views the existence in the womb as personhood:
Jeremiah uses deeply personal and active language to describe his existence in the womb and his desire for non-existence:
"he slew me not from the womb" (Jeremiah 20:17) and "Why did I come forth from the womb?" (Jeremiah 20:18).
By wishing that he had been "slain" (killed) while still in the womb, Jeremiah attributes the concept of life, and the potential for it to be ended, to the fetus. You can't "slay" something that is not, in some sense, alive or existing.
He is not cursing an object or a potentiality, but cursing the event that led to the person he is becoming, suggesting his identity was already linked to the experience of the womb.
This idea is consistent with other verses in the Bible, particularly within the prophetic books and Psalms, that speak of God's intimate knowledge and relationship with an individual before birth, implying personhood or at least a unique human identity in the womb:
Jeremiah 1:5: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." (This verse establishes that Jeremiah's divine calling preceded his birth.)
Psalm 139:13: "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb."
While these passages do not directly define the precise philosophical or biological moment of personhood, the ancient Hebrew perspective, as expressed by the prophets and psalmists, strongly emphasized that a distinct human life, known and intended by God, exists within the womb.
Births per capita have declined steadily from around 1.8–1.9% in 1970 to about 1.07% in 2023.
The early 1970s saw the highest birth-per-population rates of the modern era.
Since around 2000, the birth rate has stayed in the 1.3%–1.1% range, declining further in the 2020s.
| Year | Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) | Births as % of Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.4 | 1.84 % |
| 1971 | ~17.2 | ~1.72 % |
| 1972 | ~15.6 | ~1.56 % |
| 1980 | ~15.9 | ~1.59 % |
| 1990 | ~14.7 | ~1.47 % |
| 2000 | ~14.7 | ~1.47 % |
| 2010 | ~13.0 | ~1.30 % |
| 2020 | 10.9 | 1.09 % |
| 2021 | 11.0 | 1.10 % |
| 2022 | 11.0 | 1.10 % |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 1.07 % |
| Year | U.S. Population | Total Births (Est.) | Avg. Births/Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 203,302,031 | 3,731,000 | ~10,220 |
| 1980 | 226,545,805 | 3,612,000 | ~9,900 |
| 1990 | 248,709,873 | 4,158,000 | ~11,390 |
| 2000 | 281,421,906 | 4,059,000 | ~11,120 |
| 2010 | 308,745,538 | 3,999,000 | ~10,950 |
| 2020 | 331,449,281 | 3,614,000 | ~9,900 |
| Decade | Estimated Abortions (Total) |
|---|---|
| 1970–1979 | ~4.0 million |
| 1980–1989 | ~15.3 million |
| 1990–1999 | ~14.4 million |
| 2000–2009 | ~12.6 million |
| 2010–2019 | ~9.1 million |
~56.3 million abortions
To calculate how many births there would have been per decade and per day if abortions hadn't occurred, we'll add the estimated abortions back to the actual births for each decade.
| Decade | Actual Births | Estimated Abortions | Total If No Abortions | Births/Day (with abortion) | Births/Day (if none aborted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | ~36.3 million | ~4.0 million | ~40.3 million | ~9,945 | ~11,041 |
| 1980s | ~38.3 million | ~15.3 million | ~53.6 million | ~10,493 | ~14,685 |
| 1990s | ~39.1 million | ~14.4 million | ~53.5 million | ~10,712 | ~14,658 |
| 2000s | ~40.5 million | ~12.6 million | ~53.1 million | ~11,096 | ~14,548 |
| 2010s | ~36.2 million | ~9.1 million | ~45.3 million | ~9,918 | ~12,411 |
| 2020 | ~3.6 million | ~0.93 million | ~4.53 million | ~9,863 | ~12,411 |
Note: Births per day = total births ÷ number of days in the period (e.g., 10 years = 3,652.5 days accounting for leap years).
If no abortions had occurred:
Each decade would have seen 2,500 to 4,000 more babies born per day, depending on the decade.
The 1980s and 1990s would have seen the most dramatic increase in births.
Over the 50-year span from 1970–2020, the U.S. would have had about 56 million more births.
In recent years, the U.S. fertility rate has dropped below the replacement level, which is 2.1 children per woman. As of the most recent data:
U.S. fertility rate (2023 est.): ~1.62 children per woman
Replacement rate: 2.1 children per woman
Shortfall: -0.48 children per woman
As we saw in the previous data:
~63 million abortions since 1973
That's nearly 1 in 6 Americans never born
Many would now be in their prime working and parenting years
If even half of those children had been born and had children of their own, the replacement crisis might not exist.
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In quiet wombs, where life took hold,
Tiny hearts began, brave and bold.
Ten little fingers, toes so small,
Waiting for breath, answering life's call.
A chance denied, eternally.
No first cry heard, no gentle sigh,
Before they glimpsed the earth and sky.
Some gave all, their journey ceased,
Before a birthday, a loving feast.
Dreams unfulfilled, futures unknown,
Seeds of potential, never sown.
A vacant cradle, a tear-filled eye,
For lives that flickered and passed by.
Let gentle hearts and voices rise,
To champion lives behind veiled eyes.
Support the life choice, the right to be,
For every soul, for all to see
The precious gift, the fragile start,
A beating pulse within the heart.
Let kindness guide, and love extend,
For every life, until the end.
Some gave all, a sacrifice untold,
Their silent story, brave and bold.
