Jeremiah 2:32

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

Does a girl forget her jewellery, or a bride her wedding sash? Yet my people have forgotten me, days beyond numbering.

Berean Standard Bible:

Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Can a maid{H1330} forget{H7911} her ornaments{H5716}, or a bride{H3618} her attire{H7196}? yet my people{H5971} have forgotten{H7911} me days{H3117} without number{H4557}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 106:21

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

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.

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.

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.

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:

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.

Psalms 9:17

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

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Commentary for Jeremiah 2:32

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1330
    There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּתוּלָה
    Transliteration: bᵉthûwlâh
    Pronunciation: beth-oo-law'
    Description: feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state; maid, virgin.
  2. Strong's Number: H7911
    There are 95 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁכַח
    Transliteration: shâkach
    Pronunciation: shaw-kakh'
    Description: or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention; [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.
  3. Strong's Number: H5716
    There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֲדִי
    Transliteration: ʻădîy
    Pronunciation: ad-ee'
    Description: from עָדָה in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall; [idiom] excellent, mouth, ornament.
  4. Strong's Number: H3618
    There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כַּלָּה
    Transliteration: kallâh
    Pronunciation: kal-law'
    Description: lemma כַּלָה missing dagesh, corrected to כַּלָּה; from כָּלַל; a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife; bride, daughter-in-law, spouse.
  5. Strong's Number: H7196
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קִשֻּׁר
    Transliteration: qishshur
    Pronunciation: kish-shoor'
    Description: from קָשַׁר; an (ornamental) girdle (for women); attire, headband.
  6. Strong's Number: H5971
    There are 1654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַם
    Transliteration: ʻam
    Pronunciation: am
    Description: from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
  7. Strong's Number: H3117
    There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יוֹם
    Transliteration: yôwm
    Pronunciation: yome
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
  8. Strong's Number: H4557
    There are 129 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִסְפָּר
    Transliteration: miçpâr
    Pronunciation: mis-pawr'
    Description: from סָפַר; a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration; [phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.