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Jeremiah 3:24

22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.

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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
From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.
KJV
For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
WEB
But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
ASV
But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
DARBY
But shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
BLB
And the shame has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth—their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
ÅB
Men den skammelige avgudsdyrkelse har fortært frukten av våre fedres arbeid helt fra vår ungdom av, deres småfe og storfe, deres sønner og døtre.
OTB
Fra vår ungdom har skammelige guder fortært fruktene av våre forfedres arbeid—deres flokker og hjorder, deres sønner og døtre.
B1930
Men den skammelige avgudsdyrkelse har fortært frukten av våre fedres arbeid helt fra vår ungdom av, deres småfe og storfe, deres sønner og døtre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hosea 9:10

    I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

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  • Jeremiah 11:13

    For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

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  • Ezekiel 16:61

    Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.

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  • Hosea 2:8

    For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

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  • Ezekiel 16:63

    That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Hosea 10:6

    It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

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