Jeremiah 3:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. | From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters. | But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the shameful thing | וְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁת | ve-ha-BO-shet | H1322 | shameבֹּ֫שֶׁת (bo.shet) 1) shame 1a) shame 1b) shameful thing |
| it has consumed | אָֽכְלָ֛ה | 'a-khe-LAH | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| [the] toil of | יְגִ֥יעַ | ye-GI-a' | H3018 | toilיְגִיעַ (ye.gi.a) 1) toil, work 2) product, produce, acquired property (as a result of work) |
| ancestors our | אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ | 'a-vo-TEI-nu | H0001G | fatherאָב (av) 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002) |
| since youths our | מִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּ | mi-ne-'u-REI-nu | H5271A | youthנְעוּרִים (na.ur) youth, early life Also means: na.ur (נְעוּרוֹת "youth" H5271B) |
| flock[s] their | צֹאנָם֙ | tzo-NAM | H6629G | flockצֹאן (tson) 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor) |
| herd[s] their | בְּקָרָ֔ם | be-ka-RAM | H1241 | cattleבָּקָר (ba.qar) 1) cattle, herd, oxen, ox 1a) cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form-coll) 1b) herd (particular one) 1c) head of cattle (individually) |
| sons their | בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם | be-nei-HEM | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| daughters their | בְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | be-no-tei-HEM | H1323G | daughterבַּת (bat) : daughter 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character Also means: bat (בַּת ": village" H1323H) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.