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Jeremiah 2:32

Sin

30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

31 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.

34 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
KJV
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
WEB
“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
ASV
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
DARBY
Doth a virgin forget her ornaments, a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number.
BLB
Can a virgin forget her jewelry, [or] a bride her sashes? And My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
ÅB
Mon en jomfru glemmer sitt smykke, en brud sitt belte? Men mitt folk har glemt meg i dager uten tall.
OTB
Glemmer en ung kvinne sine smykker, en brud sine bryllupsornamenter? Likevel har mitt folk glemt meg, dager uten tall.
B1930
Mon en jomfru glemmer sitt smykke, en brud sitt belte? Men mitt folk har glemt mig i dager uten tall.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 106:21

    They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

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  • Jeremiah 13:25

    This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

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  • Jeremiah 2:11

    Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

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  • Jeremiah 3:21

    A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.

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  • Isaiah 17:10

    Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

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  • Hosea 8:14

    For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

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  • Isaiah 61:10

    I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

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  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

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