Jeremiah 2:32

“Does a virgin forget her ornaments, a bride her sashes? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.”

Jeremiah 2:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 2:32, word by word

Does a virginבְּתוּלָהbetula

virgin

Young woman not yet married; virgin.

Where else “betula” appears
forgetתִשְׁכַּחtishkach

forget

Forget.

Where else “tishkach” appears
her ornamentsעֶדְיָedya

ornaments

Ornaments, jewelry worn on the body.

Where else “edya” appears
a brideכַּלָּהkala

bride

A woman newly married.

Where else “kala” appears
her sashesקִשֻּׁרֶיkishure

sash

An ornamental sash.

Where else “kishure” appears
Yet my peopleעַמִּami

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “ami” appears
daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yamim” appears
numberמִסְפָּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

Where else “mispar” appears

The context

31You, generation, see the word of YHWH! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of deep darkness? Why do my people say, ‘We roam free; we will not come to you anymore’?

32 · This verse (above)

33How well you direct your way to seek love! Therefore even the evil women you have taught your ways.

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