Jeremiah 2:32
Israel’s Unfaithfulness
31You 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’? 32Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
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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 (1901)
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Bible in Basic English
Is it possible for a virgin to put out of her memory her ornaments, or a bride her robes? but my people have put me out of their memories for unnumbered days.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number.
Free Bible Version
Does a girl forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding dress? Yet my people have forgotten me for too many years to count.
Geneva Bible 1599
Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire? yet my people haue forgotten me, daies without number.
King James (Authorized) Version
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Translation for Translators
A young woman would certainly never [RHQ] forget to wear her jewelry, and a bride would never [RHQ] forget to wear her wedding dress, but you my people have forgotten me for many years.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils?
Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number!
Noah Webster Bible
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
World English Bible
“Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
Young's Literal Translation
Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number.