Jeremiah 3:24

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

King James Version

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Other Translations for Jeremiah 3:24

BSB

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

AKJV

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

CPDV

Confusion has devoured the labor of our fathers, from our youth, with their flocks and their herds, with their sons and their daughters.

ERV

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

NHEB

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

SMT

And shame consumed the labor of our fathers from our youth; their sheep and their herd, their sons and their daughters.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Jeremiah 3:24

ForshameH1322Noun FemininehathdevouredH398VerbthelabourH3018Noun MasculineofourfathersH1Noun MasculinefromouryouthH5271Noun FemininetheirflocksH6629Noun FeminineandtheirherdsH1241Noun MasculinetheirsonsH1121Noun MasculineandtheirdaughtersH1323

Commentary for Jeremiah 3:24

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Overview of Jeremiah 3:24

Summary

Shame has consumed ancestral labor and generational possessions

Place

Israel

Event

Loss lamented

Estimated Time Period

c. 600 BC