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. "
— Jeremiah 3:24, American Standard Version
“For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”
“But the shameful thing has devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”
“From earliest times our worship of that shameful god, Baal, has taken away all that our ancestors worked for. It has taken away our flocks and our herds, and even our sons and daughters.”
“Confusion hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”
“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.”
“For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.”
A voice is heard upon the bare heights, the weeping and the supplications of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.
Return, ye backsliding children, I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we are come unto thee; for thou art Jehovah our God.
Truly in vain is the help that is looked for from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.
But the shameful thing hath devoured the labor of our fathers from our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Let us lie down in our shame, and let our confusion cover us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day; and we have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God.