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Jeremiah 2:32

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

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הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חhatishkachforgetשָׁכַחparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.בְּתוּלָה֙betulahvirginבְּתוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “virgin”, the ordinary formH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.עֶדְיָ֔הּedyahmouthעֲדִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5716finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall[idiom] excellent, mouth, ornament.כַּלָּ֖הkalahbrideכַּלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bride”, the ordinary formH3618a bride (as if perfect); hence, a son's wifebride, daughter-in-law, spouse.קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָqishureyhaattireקִשֻּׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “attire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7196an (ornamental) girdle (for women)attire, headband.וְעַמִּ֣יveamiand peopleעַםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.שְׁכֵח֔וּנִיshekhechuniforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “forget”, a completed actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.יָמִ֖יםyamimas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a 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)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מִסְפָּֽרmisparnumberמִסְפָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “number”, the ordinary formH4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration[phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἐπιλήσεται νύμφη τὸν κόσμον αὐτῆς, καὶ παρθένος τὴν στηθοδεσμίδα αὐτῆς; ὁ δὲ λαός μου ἐπελάθετό μου ἡμέρας ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός.