Jeremiah 3:24
What does Jeremiah 3:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 3:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But the Baal has taken all the work of our fathers from our earliest days; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the shameful thing hath devoured The labour of our fathers from our youth, Their flock and their herd, Their sons and their daughters.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Confusion hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Context
v.23Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.
v.24This passage
v.25Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.
- Jeremiah 11:13
For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
- Hosea 10:6
It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.
- Hosea 2:8
For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
- Ezekiel 16:63
that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.
- Ezekiel 16:61
Then shalt thou remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder sisters and thy younger; and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.
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