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Jeremiah 2

Jer. 2:32 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Can a maid
bthuwlah (Hebrew #1330)
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state
KJV usage: maid, virgin.
Pronounce: beth-oo-law'
Origin: feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate
forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
her ornaments
`adiy (Hebrew #5716)
finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall
KJV usage: X excellent, mouth, ornament.
Pronounce: ad-ee'
Origin: from 5710 in the sense of trappings
, or a bride
kallah (Hebrew #3618)
a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wife
KJV usage: bride, daughter-in-law, spouse.
Pronounce: kal-law'
Origin: from 3634
her attire
qishshur (Hebrew #7196)
an (ornamental) girdle (for women)
KJV usage: attire, headband.
Pronounce: kish-shoor'
Origin: from 7194
? yet my people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
have forgotten
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
n me days
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
without number
micpar (Hebrew #4557)
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
KJV usage: + abundance, account, X all, X few, (in-)finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, + time.
Pronounce: mis-pawr'
Origin: from 5608
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Hos. 8:14• 14For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. (Hos. 8:14)

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Jer. 2:11• 11Hath a nation changed its gods? and they are no gods;--but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. (Jer. 2:11)
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Gen. 24:22,30,53• 22And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough, that the man took a gold ring, of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, ten shekels weight of gold,
 30And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's hand, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me--that he came to the man, and behold, he was standing by the camels, by the well.
 53And the servant brought forth silver articles, and gold articles, and clothing, and he gave them to Rebecca; and he gave to her brother, and to her mother, precious things. (Gen. 24:22,30,53)
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2 Sam. 1:24• 24Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet with splendour, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel. (2 Sam. 1:24)
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Psa. 45:13‑14• 13All glorious is the king's daughter within; her clothing is of wrought gold:
 14She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of embroidery; the virgins behind her, her companions, shall be brought in unto thee: (Psa. 45:13‑14)
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Isa. 61:10• 10I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. (Isa. 61:10)
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Ezek. 16:10‑13• 10and I clothed thee with embroidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I bound thee about with byssus, and covered thee with silk.
 11And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck;
 12and I put a ring on thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.
 13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was byssus, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou becamest exceedingly beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. (Ezek. 16:10‑13)
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1 Peter 3:3‑5• 3whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;
 4but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.
 5For thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands; (1 Peter 3:3‑5)
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Rev. 21:2• 2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Rev. 21:2)
yet my people.
Jer. 3:21• 21A voice is heard upon the heights, the weeping supplications of the children of Israel; for they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God. (Jer. 3:21)
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Jer. 13:10,25• 10This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and go after other gods, to serve them and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing.
 25This shall be thy lot, thy measured portion from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and confided in falsehood. (Jer. 13:10,25)
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Jer. 18:15• 15For my people hath forgotten me: they burn incense to vanity; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient paths, to walk in by-paths of a way not cast up; (Jer. 18:15)
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Psa. 9:17• 17The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God. (Psa. 9:17)
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Psa. 106:21• 21They forgot *God their Saviour, who had done great things in Egypt, (Psa. 106:21)
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Isa. 17:10• 10For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength; therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plantations, and shalt set them with foreign slips: (Isa. 17:10)
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Ezek. 22:12• 12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 22:12)
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Hos. 8:14• 14For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. (Hos. 8:14)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Doth a virgin forget her ornaments, a bride her attire? But my people have forgotten me days without number.