Jeremiah 3:24 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For shame hath devoured - The word shame, here and in Jer 11:13; Hos 9:10, is supposed to signify Baal, the idol which they worshipped. That thing or shame which has brought you into contempt, confusion, and ruin. Sooner or later every sinner must be ashamed of his conduct; next, confounded; and, lastly, ruined by it, unless by true faith and hearty repentance he returns to the Lord.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Or, rather, Secondly, These had been sacrificed to their idols, had been separated unto that shame ( Hos. ix. 10 ), and they had devoured them without mercy; they did eat the fat of their sacrifices ( Deut. xxxii. 38 ), even their human sacrifices.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁת	ve.ha.Bo.shet	and the shameful thing	H1322 →
אָֽכְלָ֛ה	'a.khe.Lah	it has consumed	H398 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יְגִ֥יעַ	ye.Gi.a'	[the] toil of	H3018 →
אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ	'a.vo.Tei.nu	ancestors our	H1 →
מִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּ	mi.ne.'u.Rei.nu	since youth<s> our	H5271 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
צֹאנָם֙	tzo.Nam	flock[s] their	H6629 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
בְּקָרָ֔ם	be.ka.Ram	herd[s] their	H1241 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם	be.nei.Hem	sons their	H1121 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
בְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	be.no.tei.Hem	daughters their	H1323 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 16:63
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.”
leads to
- Psalms 39:9
  I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
- Romans 3:19
  Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Titus 3:3–7
  For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
- Ezekiel 36:31–32
  Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations.
Through
Hosea 2:8
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.
leads to
- Isaiah 1:3
  The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
Through
Hosea 10:6
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.
leads to
- Hosea 5:13
  When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
- Isaiah 30:3
  But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
- Jeremiah 7:24
  Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah