It happened, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
Jeremiah 2:32 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Can a maid forget and neglect [to wear] her ornaments, or a bride her [marriage] girdle [with its significance like that of a wedding ring]? Yet My people have forgotten Me, 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. Common English Bible Does a young woman forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding dress? Yet you have forgotten me days without end! Catholic Public Domain Version Can a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride the covering across her breast? Yet truly, my people have forgotten me, for innumerable days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher? But my people hath forgotten me days without number. |
It happened, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
It happened, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rivka his sister, saying, *This is what the man said to me,* that he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
The servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rivka. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.
You daughters of Yisra'el, weep over Sha'ul, who clothed you in scarlet delicately, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.
The wicked shall be turned back to She'ol, even all the nations that forget God.
For you have forgotten the God of your yeshu`ah, and have not remembered the rock of your strength. Therefore you plant pleasant plants, and set out foreign seedlings.
Of whom have you been afraid and in fear, that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven't I held my shalom even of long time, and you don't fear me?
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.
This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me, says the LORD; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
For my people have forgotten me, they have burned incense to false [gods]; and they have been made to stumble in their ways, in the ancient paths, to walk in byways, in a way not built up;
Has a nation changed [its] gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.
How trimmest you your way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women have you taught your ways.
who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for Ba`al.
A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping [and] the petitions of the children of Yisra'el; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.
In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.
For Yisra'el has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; and Yehudah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send a fire on his cities, and it will devour its fortresses.*
But Yeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
I saw the holy city, New Yerushalayim, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
The children of Yisra'el didn't remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;