Jeremiah 2:32

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 2:11, the prophet laments that Israel exchanged their glory (God) for worthless idols, reinforcing the charge of forgetting God like a bride forgets her ornaments.

In Jeremiah 2:13, the same people are accused of forsaking God, the fountain of living waters, echoing the forgetfulness here.

Jeremiah 18:15 begins 'Yet my people have forgotten me' and describes their idolatry, mirroring the lament in 2:32.

Jeremiah 13:25 explicitly states 'you have forgotten me' as the reason for judgment, directly reinforcing the charge in 2:32.

Hosea 8:14 Parallel

Hosea 8:14 says 'Israel has forgotten his Maker' and built palaces — a direct parallel to Jeremiah's complaint.

Ezekiel 22:12 declares 'you have forgotten me' amid social sins, confirming this as a persistent prophetic charge.

Ezekiel 16:10-13 details God adorning Jerusalem as a bride, then her forgetfulness—directly paralleling Jeremiah's charge of forgetting the Giver of ornaments.

Psalm 106:21 recalls Israel forgetting God their Savior despite mighty works in Egypt, paralleling the forgetfulness in Jeremiah.

Isaiah 17:10 accuses Israel of forgetting 'the God of your salvation,' the same root failing Jeremiah laments.

In Isaiah 51:13, God directly accuses Israel of forgetting the LORD their Maker—identical theme to Jeremiah.

Hosea 13:6 Parallel

In Hosea 13:6, Israel became full and forgot God, the same pattern of forgetfulness after provision.

Hosea 2:13 Parallel

In Hosea 2:13, God punishes Israel because 'she forgot me,' explicitly matching the forgetfulness in 2:32.

In Ezekiel 23:35, God says 'you have forgotten me and cast me behind your back,' a direct parallel to the forgetfulness.

In Ezekiel 16:43, because they did not remember the days of their youth, they face punishment — same forgetting motif.

Psalm 103:2 Contrast

In Psalm 103:2, David exhorts himself not to forget God's benefits—opposite of Jeremiah's 'my people have forgotten me'.

Psalm 78:11 Parallel

In Psalm 78:11, Israel forgot God's works and wonders—the same historical forgetfulness Jeremiah addresses.

Psalm 50:22 Parallel

In Psalm 50:22, God warns those who forget Him—a parallel rebuke to the forgetfulness in Jeremiah.

Psalm 44:17 Contrast

In Psalm 44:17, the psalmist claims they have not forgotten God—a direct contrast to Jeremiah's charge that Israel forgot.

In 1 Samuel 12:9, Israel forgot the LORD and were sold into enemies' hands—parallel to Jeremiah's accusation of forgetting.

Judges 8:34 Parallel

In Judges 8:34, Israel forgot the LORD who delivered them—exactly the same pattern of forgetfulness Jeremiah laments.

Deuteronomy 32:18 says 'you forgot the God who gave you birth,' matching Jeremiah's charge of forsaking their Creator.

Deuteronomy 6:11 warns against forgetting God after receiving blessings — the very sin Jeremiah says Israel committed.

In Isaiah 49:18, God uses bride and ornaments imagery positively—same metaphor as Jeremiah's forgotten bridal attire.

Psalm 9:17 Related theme

Psalm 9:17 says 'the nations that forget God' will perish — a similar charge but applied to Gentile nations, widening the theme.