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“I have punished your children, but they did not respond to my discipline. You yourselves have killed your prophets as a lion kills its prey. 31“O my people, listen to the words of the Lord! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say, ‘At last we are free from God! We don’t need him anymore!’ Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have forgotten me. 33“How you plot and scheme to win your lovers. Even an experienced prostitute could learn from you! 34Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor, though you didn’t catch them breaking into your houses!

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 2:11Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones, even though they are not gods at all? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!
• Genesis 24:22Then at last, when the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring for her nose and two large gold bracelets for her wrists.
• 2 Samuel 1:24O women of Israel, weep for Saul, for he dressed you in luxurious scarlet clothing, in garments decorated with gold.
• Psalms 45:13The bride, a princess, looks glorious in her golden gown.
• Isaiah 61:10I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels.
• Ezekiel 16:10I gave you expensive clothing of fine linen and silk, beautifully embroidered, and sandals made of fine goatskin leather.
• 1 Peter 3:3Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes.
• Revelation 21:2And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
• Jeremiah 3:21Voices are heard high on the windswept mountains, the weeping and pleading of Israel’s people. For they have chosen crooked paths and have forgotten the Lord their God.
• Jeremiah 13:10These wicked people refuse to listen to me. They stubbornly follow their own desires and worship other gods. Therefore, they will become like this loincloth—good for nothing!
• Jeremiah 18:15But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me; they burn incense to worthless idols. They have stumbled off the ancient highways and walk in muddy paths.
• Psalms 9:17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
• Psalms 106:21They forgot God, their savior, who had done such great things in Egypt—
• Isaiah 17:10Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you. You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you. So you may plant the finest grapevines and import the most expensive seedlings.
• Ezekiel 22:12There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.
• Hosea 8:14Israel has forgotten its Maker and built great palaces, and Judah has fortified its cities. Therefore, I will send down fire on their cities and will burn up their fortresses.”

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