Jeremiah 2:32
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Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number.

a maid

Jeremiah 2:11 If a nation hath changed their gods, and indeed they are not gods: but my people have changed their glory into an idol.

Genesis 24:22,30,53 And after that the camels had drunk, the man took out golden earrings, weighing two sicles; and as many bracelets, of ten sicles weight. . . .

2 Samuel 1:24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you with scarlet in delights, who gave ornaments of gold for your attire.

Psalm 45:13,14 All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders, . . .

Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, and my soul shall be joyful in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation: and with the robe of justice he hath covered me, as a bridegroom decked with a crown, and as a bride adorned with her jewels.

Ezekiel 16:10-13 And I clothed thee with embroidery, and shod thee with violet coloured shoes: and I girded thee about with fine linen, and clothed thee with fine garments. . . .

1 Peter 3:3-5 Whose adorning, let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel: . . .

Revelation 21:2 And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

yet my people

Jeremiah 3:21 A voice was heard in the highways, weeping and howling of the children of Israel: because they have made their way wicked, they have forgotten the Lord their God.

Jeremiah 13:10,25 This wicked people, that will not hear my words, and that walk in the perverseness of their heart, and have gone after strange gods to serve them, and to adore them: and they shall be as this girdle ,which is fit for no use. . . .

Jeremiah 18:15 Because my people have forgotten me, sacrificing in vain, and stumbling in their ways, in ancient paths, to walk by them in a way not trodden:

Psalm 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, all the nations that forget God.

Psalm 106:21 They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,

Isaiah 17:10 Because thou hast forgotten God thy saviour, and hast not remembered thy strong helper: therefore shalt thou plant good plants, and shalt sow strange seed.

Ezekiel 22:12 They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

Hosea 8:14 And Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and hath built temples: and Juda hath built many fenced cities: and I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the houses thereof.

Context
Israel's Unfaithfulness
31See ye the word of the Lord: Am I become a wilderness to Israel, or a lateward springing land? why then have my people said: We are revolted, we will come to thee no more? 32Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? but my people hath forgotten me days without number.33Why dost thou endeavour to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who hast also taught thy malices to be thy ways,…
Cross References
Psalm 106:21
They forgot God, who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt,

Isaiah 17:10
Because thou hast forgotten God thy saviour, and hast not remembered thy strong helper: therefore shalt thou plant good plants, and shalt sow strange seed.

Isaiah 57:11
For whom hast thou been solicitous and afraid, that thou hast lied, and hast not been mindful of me, nor thought on me in thy heart? for I am silent, and as one that seeth not, and thou hast forgotten me.

Jeremiah 2:33
Why dost thou endeavour to shew thy way good to seek my love, thou who hast also taught thy malices to be thy ways,

Jeremiah 3:21
A voice was heard in the highways, weeping and howling of the children of Israel: because they have made their way wicked, they have forgotten the Lord their God.

Jeremiah 13:25
This is thy lot, and the portion of thy measure from me, saith the Lord, because thou hast forgotten me, and hast trusted in falsehood.

Jeremiah 18:15
Because my people have forgotten me, sacrificing in vain, and stumbling in their ways, in ancient paths, to walk by them in a way not trodden:

Hosea 8:14
And Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and hath built temples: and Juda hath built many fenced cities: and I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the houses thereof.

Lexicon
Does a maiden
בְּתוּלָה֙ (bə·ṯū·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride

forget
הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח (hă·ṯiš·kaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

her jewelry
עֶדְיָ֔הּ (‘eḏ·yāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5716: Finery, an outfit, a headstall

or a bride
כַּלָּ֖ה (kal·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

her wedding sash?
קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ (qiš·šu·re·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7196: Bands, sashes

Yet My people
וְעַמִּ֣י (wə·‘am·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

have forgotten Me
שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי (šə·ḵê·ḥū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

for days
יָמִ֖ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

without
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

number.
מִסְפָּֽר׃ (mis·pār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration


Additional Translations
Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Will a bride forget her ornaments, or a virgin her girdle? but my people has forgotten me days without number.

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

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

"Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.

Doth a virgin forget her ornaments? A bride her bands? And My people have forgotten Me days without number.
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