Jeremiah 2:32
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. | Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number. | Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ will she forget | הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח | ha-tish-KACH | H7911 | to forgetשָׁכַח (sha.khach) 1) to forget, ignore, wither 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to forget 1a2) to cease to care 1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten 1c) (Piel) to cause to forget 1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget 1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten Aramaic equivalent: she.khach (שְׁכַח "to find" H7912) |
| a virgin | בְּתוּלָה֙ | be-tu-LAH | H1330 | virginבְּתוּלָה (be.tu.lah) virgin |
| ornament[s] her | עֶדְיָ֔הּ | 'ed-YAH | H5716 | ornamentעֲדִי (a.di) 1) ornaments 1a) ornaments 1b) trappings (of horses) |
| a bride | כַּלָּ֖ה | ka-LAH | H3618G | daughter-in-law: brideכַּלָּה (kal.lah) : bride 1) bride, daughter-in-law 1a) daughter-in-law 1b) bride, young wife Also means: kal.lah (כַּלָּה ": daughter-in-law" H3618H) |
| sashes her | קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ | ki-shu-REI-ha | H7196 | sashקִשֻּׁרִים (qish.shur) 1) bands, sashes, headbands 1a) ornaments that are bound on |
| and people my | וְעַמִּ֣י | ve-'a-MI | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| they have forgotten me | שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי | she-khe-CHU-ni | H7911 | to forgetשָׁכַח (sha.khach) 1) to forget, ignore, wither 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to forget 1a2) to cease to care 1b) (Niphal) to be forgotten 1c) (Piel) to cause to forget 1d) (Hiphil) to make or cause to forget 1e) (Hithpael) to be forgotten Aramaic equivalent: she.khach (שְׁכַח "to find" H7912) |
| days | יָמִ֖ים | ya-MIM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| there not | אֵ֥ין | 'ein | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| [is] number | מִסְפָּֽר׃ | mis-PAR | H4557 | numberמִסְפָּר (mis.par) 1) number, tale 1a) number 1a1) number 1a2) innumerable (with negative) 1a3) few, numerable (alone) 1a4) by count, in number, according to number (with prep) 1b) recounting, relation |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.