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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will bring on you everlasting disgrace—everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And I will make you an object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will bring upon you everlasting reproach and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will put an everlasting disgrace on you and an everlasting humiliation which will not be forgotten.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will put an everlasting reproach on you and an everlasting humiliation which will not be forgotten.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will put an everlasting reproach on you and an everlasting humiliation which will not be forgotten.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will put an everlasting reproach on you and an everlasting humiliation which will not be forgotten.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring an everlasting disgrace on you and a perpetual humiliation (shame) which will not be forgotten.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will bring on you everlasting disgrace and humiliation that will never be forgotten.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will bring on you everlasting shame and humiliation that will never be forgotten.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will never be free from your shame and disgrace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame which shall not be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will bring eternal disgrace and shame on you. It will never be forgotten.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will bring on them everlasting shame and disgrace that will never be forgotten." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll bring on you everlasting reproach and everlasting humiliation that won't ever be forgotten."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will bring on you lasting shame and lasting disgrace which will never be forgotten!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which will not be forgotten.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have put continuous reproach on you, "" And continuous shame that is not forgotten!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have put on you reproach age-during, And shame age-during that is not forgotten!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gave upon you an eternal reproach and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame which shall never be forgotten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will give you over to an everlasting reproach and an eternal disgrace, which shall never be wiped away into oblivion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring upon you eternal reproach, eternal shame, never to be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will bring upon you everlasting disgrace and perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame which shall not be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall give you eternal reproach and eternal shame that is not forgotten <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will bring upon you an everlasting reproach, and everlasting disgrace, which shall not be forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7089" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">False Oracles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers. <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">And I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">everlasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·paṯ (N-fsc) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">and perpetual</a> <a href="/hebrew/3640.htm" title="3640: ū·ḵə·lim·mūṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Ignominy. From klimmah; disgrace.">humiliation</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: ṯiš·šā·ḵê·aḥ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">be forgotten.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Isaiah 30:3</a></span><br />But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5</a></span><br />everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They bring neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Isaiah 45:16</a></span><br />They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm">Isaiah 45:17</a></span><br />But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. / So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-52.htm">Ezekiel 16:52</a></span><br />So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Ezekiel 23:32</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16</a></span><br />O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7</a></span><br />The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Micah 6:16</a></span><br />You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Zephaniah 3:19</a></span><br />Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-27.htm">Luke 13:27</a></span><br />And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-29.htm">John 5:29</a></span><br />and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.</p><p class="hdg">See on ch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Jeremiah 20:11</a></b></br> But the LORD <i>is</i> with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: <i>their</i> everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a></b></br> And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for <i>their</i> hurt, <i>to be</i> a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Jeremiah 42:18</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-12.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-25.htm">Humiliation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-39.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-8.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-18.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Unending</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-54.htm">Humiliation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Unending</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Christ shall rule and save them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Against false prophets;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">and mockers of the true prophets.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And I will bring upon you everlasting shame</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine judgment pronounced by God through the prophet Jeremiah. The context is a rebuke against false prophets and corrupt leaders in Judah who misled the people. The "everlasting shame" suggests a punishment that is both severe and enduring, reflecting the gravity of their sins. In biblical terms, shame often denotes a loss of honor and standing, both socially and spiritually. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a>, where shame is associated with eternal consequences for the wicked.<p><b>and perpetual humiliation</b><br>The use of "perpetual humiliation" emphasizes the ongoing nature of the disgrace that will befall those who have turned away from God's truth. This humiliation is not just a temporary setback but a lasting condition. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, honor and shame were pivotal societal values, and to be humiliated was to be stripped of one's dignity and respect. This phrase underscores the seriousness of the leaders' betrayal of their divine mandate and the resulting divine retribution.<p><b>that will never be forgotten.”</b><br>The finality of this phrase underscores the permanence of the judgment. The memory of their shame and humiliation will endure, serving as a lasting testament to their unfaithfulness. This is a stark warning to future generations about the consequences of forsaking God's commands. The notion of an unforgettable judgment is paralleled in other prophetic writings, such as <a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a>, where the consequences of rebellion against God are depicted as eternal. This serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>Individuals in Judah who claimed to speak for God but led the people astray with lies and deceit.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The divine response to the persistent sin and rebellion of the people, often communicated through the prophets.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical event where the people of Judah were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for Jeremiah's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_false_prophecy.htm">The Seriousness of False Prophecy</a></b><br>False prophets lead people away from God, and their actions have severe consequences. We must be vigilant and discerning in whom we trust as spiritual leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is real and serves as a warning to turn from sin. It is a call to repentance and a reminder of God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's word is crucial. The people of Judah faced shame and disgrace because they ignored God's commands. We are called to live in obedience to avoid similar consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_everlasting_nature_of_god's_decrees.htm">The Everlasting Nature of God's Decrees</a></b><br>God's words are eternal. The shame and disgrace mentioned are everlasting, emphasizing the importance of aligning our lives with God's eternal truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_repentance.htm">Hope in Repentance</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of judgment, the broader context of Jeremiah includes calls to repentance and promises of restoration for those who turn back to God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - With this verse, comp. <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Jeremiah 20:11</a>. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And I will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon you</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everlasting</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shame</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְפַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·paṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and perpetual</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">humiliation</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְלִמּ֣וּת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·lim·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3640.htm">Strong's 3640: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disgrace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be forgotten.”</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·šā·ḵê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/23-40.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>