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Jeremiah 2:32

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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love?.... To seek the love, and gain the affections and esteem, of the idolatrous nations; as a lascivious woman dresses herself out in the best manner to excite the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

A bride treasures all her life the girdle, which first indicated that she was a married woman, just as brides now treasure the wedding ring; but Israel, Yahweh’s bride Jer 2:2, cherishes no fond…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 2:29-37

The prophet here goes on in the same strain, aiming to bring a sinful people to repentance, that their destruction might be prevented.

I. He avers the truth of the charge. It was evident beyond…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

attire sash, and so rendered by R.V. in Isa 3:20. The exact meaning is unknown, but it was plainly an indispensable part of a bride's costume.