Jeremiah 2:32

Jeremiah 2:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
• New International Version (NIV)Does a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.

Context of Jeremiah 2:32

30‘When I punished your people, they did not change how they lived. When I sent my prophets to you, you killed them as if you were a hungry lion.’ 31Listen to the Lord's message, you people who are alive today: ‘People of Israel, why do you not trust me? Have I become like a desert for you? Have I become a dark and dangerous land for you to live in? No! But you say, “We are free to go where we like. We do not need to serve you any more.” A young woman does not forget to wear her jewels. When a woman marries, she does not forget to wear her special dress. But for many years, my people have forgotten me. 33You are very clever. You can always find someone to love. Even prostitutes could learn something from you! 34You have been cruel to poor people for no reason. Your clothes have their blood on them! They had not robbed you, but you still killed them. You have done all these bad things, but still you say,

Jeremiah 2:32 word by word

הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח בְּתוּלָה֙ עֶדְיָ֔הּ כַּלָּ֖ה קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ וְעַמִּ֣י שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי יָמִ֖ים אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Can a maidבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• forgetשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• her ornamentsעֲדִי‛ădîy · ornamentH5716
• a brideכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-law: brideH3618
• her attireקִשֻּׁרִיםqishshûr · sashH7196
• yet my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• me daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• without numberמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557

Cross-references for Jeremiah 2:32

• Jeremiah 2:11Have any other nations turned against their gods? No! They have not done that, even to their false gods! But my people have turned against me, the true God who makes them great.’
• Genesis 24:22The camels finished drinking. Then Abraham's servant took out a valuable gold nose ring. It weighed one half shekel. He also took out two large gold rings for Rebekah's arms. They weighed 10 shekels each.
• 2 Samuel 1:24You women of Israel, weep for Saul. He gave you beautiful clothes to wear. He gave you gold and jewels to fix on your clothes.
• Psalms 45:13The king's bride is in the palace, and she looks beautiful! Her dress has gold threads in it.
• Isaiah 61:10I am very happy, because of what the Lord, my God, has done. I have so much joy! He has given salvation to me, like clothes that I can wear all the time. I have his righteousness as my coat! He makes me handsome, like a bridegroom who wears a priest's hat. He makes me beautiful, like a bride who wears her jewels.
• Ezekiel 16:10I put a beautiful dress on you. I put the best leather shoes on your feet. I dressed you with clothes made from linen and other expensive cloths.
• 1 Peter 3:3Think about what makes you beautiful. The way that you prepare your hair does not really make you beautiful. Gold things or beautiful clothes do not make you beautiful.
• Revelation 21:2I saw God's own holy city, called the new Jerusalem. It was coming down out of heaven from God. It was very beautiful, like a bride who is wearing beautiful clothes, ready to meet her husband.
• Jeremiah 3:21‘I can hear a noise on the tops of the hills. Israel's people are weeping. They are calling out for help. Yes, they have turned to bad ways. They have forgotten to serve the Lord their God.
• Jeremiah 13:10Those wicked people refuse to listen to my words. They do whatever they want to do. They are too proud to change. They serve other gods and they worship them. Now they will become as useless as this linen belt.
• Jeremiah 18:15Those things never change, but my people have forgotten me. They offer sacrifices to useless idols. Because of that, they live in a wrong way. They have left the good paths that their ancestors knew. Instead, they walk along narrow paths that nobody takes care of.
• Psalms 9:17Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God.
• Psalms 106:21They forgot the God who had saved them, when he did great miracles in Egypt.
• Isaiah 17:10That will happen because you have forgotten the God who rescues you. He is the Rock where you can safely hide, but you have turned away from him. Instead, you plant the best plants and vines in your gardens. You buy them from foreign countries for a lot of money.
• Ezekiel 22:12People among you accept bribes to kill somebody. When some of you lend money to people, you make them pay more money back to you. Some of you use your power to make people give you money. You people of Jerusalem have forgotten me. That is what the Lord says.
• Hosea 8:14Israel's people have built beautiful palaces. But they have forgotten me, who made them into a nation! Judah's people have built many strong cities. But I will send fire to destroy their cities and their strong buildings.’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Can a maid forget her ornaments - This people has not so much attachment to me as young females have to their dress and ornaments. They never forget them and even when arrived at old age, look with pleasure on the dress and ornaments which they have worn in their youth. Days without number - That is, for many years; during the whole reign of Manasses, which was fifty-five years, the land was deluged with idolatry, from which the reform by good King Josiah…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32A bride treasures all her life the girdle, which first indicated that she was a married woman, just as brides now treasure the wedding ring; but Israel, Yahweh‘s bride Jeremiah 2:2, cherishes no fond memorials of past affection.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-37Verses 29-37 The nation had not been wrought upon by the judgements of God, but sought to justify themselves. The world is, to those who make it their home and their portion, a wilderness and a land of darkness; but those who dwell in God, have the lines fallen to them in pleasant places. Here is the language of presumptuous sinners. The Jews had long thrown off serious thoughts of God. How many days of our lives pass without suitable remembrance of him!…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32For centuries, the Israelites had forgotten the Lord, who was like their husband (Jeremiah 13:25; Psalm 106:21; Hosea 8:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. Oriental women greatly pride themselves on their ornaments (compare Is 61:10). attire--girdles for the breast. forgotten me--(Jr 13:25; Ho 8:14).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 2:32

• Backsliders
• Bride
• Church
• Forgetting God
• Godlessness
• Marriage
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Attire
• Bitter
• Cry
• Degenerate
• Handle
• Headbands
• Hold
• Holiness
• Noble
• Ornament

Commentaries on Jeremiah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings