Jeremiah 3:24 “From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have w…”

Jeremiah 3:24

From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

World English Bible

But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

American Standard Version

But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

Geneva Bible 1599

For confusion hath deuoured our fathers labour, from our youth their sheepe and their bullocks, their sonnes and their daughters.

Darby Translation

But shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

Young's Literal Translation

And the shameful thing hath devoured The labour of our fathers from our youth, Their flock and their herd, Their sons and their daughters.

Bible in Basic English

But the Baal has taken all the work of our fathers from our earliest days; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

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Cross references

“For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”

Hosea 9:10 Jeremiah 11:13 Ezekiel 16:61 Ezekiel 16:63 Hosea 2:8 Hosea 10:6

Hosea 9:10 · BSB

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as th…

Jeremiah 11:13 · BSB

Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

Ezekiel 16:61 · BSB

Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of My covenant with you.

Ezekiel 16:63 · BSB

so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”

Hosea 2:8 · BSB

For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold— which they crafted for Baal.

Hosea 10:6 · BSB

Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.

25Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”

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