Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
A maid
Yet my people
General references
Bible References
A maid
Jeremiah 2:11
Has any nation ever exchanged gods? Their gods are not really gods. Yet my people have exchanged their glory for something that does not help them.
Genesis 24:22
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces.
2 Samuel 1:24
Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul. He clothed you in scarlet with luxury.
Psalm 45:13
The King's daughter is all glorious within. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in Jehovah. I will exult in my God for he has clothed me with garments of salvation. He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Ezekiel 16:10
I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
1 Peter 3:3
Your appearance should not come from the outward adornment, things like braiding the hair, and wearing jewels of gold, or wearing fine apparel.
Revelation 21:2
Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Yet my people
Jeremiah 3:21
A voice is heard on the bare hills. It is the crying and the pleading of the people of Israel. They are perverted and have forgotten Jehovah their God.
Jeremiah 13:10
The people of Judah are evil and stubborn. They do not listen to me. They do whatever they want and even worship other gods. When I am finished with these people, they will be good for nothing, just like this linen belt.
Jeremiah 18:15
My people have forgotten me. They burn incense to worthless gods and they have stumbled from their ways. They stray from the ancient paths to walk in pathways and not on a highway.
Psalm 9:17
The grave is the destiny of all the wicked, of all those who reject God.
Psalm 106:21
They forgot the God of their salvation, the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,
Isaiah 17:10
Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation. You have not been mindful of the Rock of your stronghold. Therefore you will plant pleasant plants and set out foreign (imported) (unusual) seedlings.
Ezekiel 22:12
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.
Hosea 8:14
The people of Israel have built palaces, and they have forgotten their maker. The people of Judah have built many fortified cities. I will send a fire on their cities and burn down their palaces.
General references
2 Samuel 1:24
Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul. He clothed you in scarlet with luxury.
Psalm 78:11
They forgot his deeds and his miracles that he had shown them.