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Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end my people have forgotten me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Can a maid forget her ornaments, <i>or</i> a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Can a virgin forget her ornaments, <i>Or</i> a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Can a virgin forget her jewelry, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me For days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me Days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me Days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me Days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Can a virgin forget [to wear] her ornaments, Or a bride her attire [that identifies her as a married woman]? Yet My people have forgotten Me Days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a young woman forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet my people have forgotten me for countless days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can a young woman forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for countless days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A bride could not forget to wear her jewelry to her wedding, but you have forgotten me day after day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A young woman can't forget her jewelry or a bride her veils. Yet, my people have forgotten me for countless days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can be counted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will a young woman forget her wedding ornaments, or a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Does a young woman forget to put on her jewels? Does a bride forget to put on her bridal attire? But my people have forgotten me for more days than can even be counted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me [for] days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Will a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her girdles? and my people forgat me days of no numbering.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Can a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride the covering across her breast? Yet truly, my people have forgotten me, for innumerable days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Does a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her sash? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Can a girl forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Can a maid forget her ornaments or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Does a virgin forget her daintiness, or a bride her bridal gown? But my people have forgotten me days without number<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Can a maid forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me Days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Will a bride forget her ornaments, or a virgin her girdle? but my people has forgotten me days without number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/2-32.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=584" 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/2.htm">Israel's Unfaithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’? <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: bə·ṯū·lāh (N-fs) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">Does a maiden</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: hă·ṯiš·kaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">forget</a> <a href="/hebrew/5716.htm" title="5716: ‘eḏ·yāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Ornaments. From adah in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall.">her jewelry</a> <a href="/hebrew/3618.htm" title="3618: kal·lāh (N-fs) -- Daughter-in-law, bride. From kalal; a bride; hence, a son's wife.">or a bride</a> <a href="/hebrew/7196.htm" title="7196: qiš·šu·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Bands, sashes. From qashar; an girdle.">her wedding sash?</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘am·mî (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Yet My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: šə·ḵê·ḥū·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">have forgotten Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">for days</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pār (N-ms) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">number.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>How skillfully you pursue love! Even the most immoral of women could learn from your ways.…<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="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a></span><br />“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></span><br />I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-43.htm">Ezekiel 16:43</a></span><br />Because you did not remember the days of your youth, but enraged Me with all these things, I will surely bring your deeds down upon your own head, declares the Lord GOD. Have you not committed this lewdness on top of all your other abominations?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-18.htm">Deuteronomy 32:18</a></span><br />You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-7.htm">Judges 3:7</a></span><br />So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-38.htm">2 Kings 17:38-41</a></span><br />Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods, / but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.” / But they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-13.htm">Isaiah 51:13</a></span><br />But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where is the fury of the oppressor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Isaiah 65:11</a></span><br />But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-35.htm">Luke 12:35-40</a></span><br />Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. / Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. / Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-1.htm">Matthew 22:1-14</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables: / “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.</p><p class="hdg">a maid</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11</a></b></br> Hath a nation changed <i>their</i> gods, which <i>are</i> yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for <i>that which</i> doth not profit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22,30,53</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten <i>shekels</i> weight of gold; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">2 Samuel 1:24</a></b></br> Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with <i>other</i> delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.</p><p class="hdg">yet my people</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Jeremiah 3:21</a></b></br> A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping <i>and</i> supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, <i>and</i> they have forgotten the LORD their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Jeremiah 13:10,25</a></b></br> This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Jeremiah 18:15</a></b></br> Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways <i>from</i> the ancient paths, to walk in paths, <i>in</i> a way not cast up;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Attire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Bride</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-16.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/exodus/33-6.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Memories</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-2.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-29.htm">Unnumbered</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Wedding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Attire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Bride</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Jewelry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Maid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-22.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Memories</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-25.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Possible</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Unnumbered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Virgin</a> <a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Wedding</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-1.htm">God having shown his former kindness, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-5.htm">expostulates with the people on their causeless and unexampled revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">They are the causes of their own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">The sins and idolatries of Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/2-35.htm">Her confidence is rejected.</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'; 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It was customary for women to wear jewelry as a daily adornment, making it unlikely for a maiden to forget such items. This rhetorical question highlights the absurdity of forgetting something so integral to one's identity, drawing a parallel to Israel's forgetfulness of God.<p><b>or a bride her wedding sash?</b><br>The wedding sash was an essential part of a bride's attire, symbolizing joy, commitment, and the covenant of marriage. In the cultural context, a bride would never forget such an important item on her wedding day, as it was central to the celebration and her role as a bride. This imagery underscores the gravity of Israel's neglect of their covenant relationship with God, akin to a bride forgetting her wedding attire.<p><b>Yet My people have forgotten Me</b><br>This phrase reflects the spiritual amnesia of the Israelites, who have turned away from God despite His faithfulness and provision. The use of "My people" emphasizes the personal relationship God has with Israel, akin to a covenant marriage. This forgetfulness is not merely a lapse in memory but a deliberate turning away from God, violating the covenant established at Sinai (Exodus 19-24).<p><b>for days without number.</b><br>The phrase "days without number" indicates a prolonged period of neglect and spiritual infidelity. This is not a momentary lapse but a sustained period of ignoring God's presence and commands. Historically, this reflects the period of the divided kingdom, where idolatry and foreign alliances led Israel away from their exclusive worship of Yahweh. This forgetfulness is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, where God calls His people to remember and return to Him (<a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a>, <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10</a>).<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/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which often turned away from God, leading to warnings of impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, expressing His lament over the people's forgetfulness and unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/maiden_and_bride.htm">Maiden and Bride</a></b><br>Symbolic figures representing the people of Judah, illustrating their neglect of God despite their covenant relationship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wedding_sash.htm">Wedding Sash</a></b><br>A symbol of something precious and memorable, used to highlight the absurdity of forgetting God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_forgetfulness.htm">The Danger of Forgetfulness</a></b><br>Just as a bride would not forget her wedding attire, believers should not forget their relationship with God. Spiritual forgetfulness can lead to a gradual drift away from faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Regularly recalling God's past faithfulness and blessings helps maintain a strong relationship with Him. This can be done through prayer, worship, and reading Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The imagery of a bride highlights the covenant relationship between God and His people. Believers are called to be faithful and remember their commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_adornments.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Adornments</a></b><br>Just as jewelry and sashes are adornments, spiritual disciplines and practices are adornments of faith. They should be cherished and not neglected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_return.htm">Repentance and Return</a></b><br>When forgetfulness occurs, the call is to repent and return to God, remembering His love and grace. This is a recurring theme throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_prophets'_role_in_god's_plan.htm">What does the Bible say about wearing jewelry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_records_show_israel's_apostasy.htm">Jeremiah 2:32-33 portrays Israel as actively seeking other gods; why do extra-biblical records not corroborate such a widespread apostasy at this particular time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_claim_ignorance_in_jer_32_35.htm">Jeremiah 32:35: Why would God claim ignorance of child sacrifices if other passages suggest He is omniscient and aware of every human action?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_child_sacrifice_in_hinnom.htm">Jeremiah 19:2 -- Where is the archaeological or historical evidence that child sacrifice actually took place in the Valley of Hinnom as described here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Or a bride her attire.</span>--The word is rendered "headbands" in <a href="/isaiah/3-20.htm" title="The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,">Isaiah 3:20</a>, but here it probably means the "girdle" which formed the special distinction of the wife as contrasted with the maiden. Such a girdle, like the marriage ring with us, would be treasured by the bride all her life long. Even the outward memorial of her union with her husband would be dear to her. But Israel had forgotten her lord and husband Himself.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Or a bride her attire</span>. The prophet perhaps means the magnificently adorned girdle which the bride wore on her wedding day (comp. <a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Isaiah 49:18</a>). But the word only occurs again in <a href="/isaiah/3-20.htm">Isaiah 3:20</a>, and its precise signification is uncertain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/2-32.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">Does a maiden</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוּלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> </span><span class="str2">A virgin, sometimes, a bride</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forget</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ṯiš·kaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - 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 /><br /><span class="word">her jewelry</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶדְיָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘eḏ·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5716.htm">Strong's 5716: </a> </span><span class="str2">Finery, an outfit, a headstall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or a bride</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּלָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(kal·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daughter-in-law, bride</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her wedding sash?</span><br /><span class="heb">קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(qiš·šu·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7196.htm">Strong's 7196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bands, sashes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Yet My people</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַמִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have forgotten Me</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḵê·ḥū·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common 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 /><br /><span class="word">for days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">number.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> </span><span class="str2">A number, definite, indefinite, narration</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Jeremiah 2:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 2:32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/2-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/2-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 2:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 2:33" /></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>