Jeremiah 3:24

Context

3:24 From earliest times our worship of that shameful god, Baal,

has taken away¹ all that our ancestors² worked for.

It has taken away our flocks and our herds,

and even our sons and daughters.

Jeremiah 39:6

Context
39:6 There at Riblah the king of Babylon had Zedekiah’s sons put to death while Zedekiah was forced to watch. The king of Babylon also had all the nobles of Judah put to death.

[3:24] ¹tn Heb “From our youth the shameful thing has eaten up…” The shameful thing is specifically identified as Baal in Jer 11:13. Compare also the shift in certain names such as Ishbaal (“man of Baal”) to Ishbosheth (“man of shame”).

[3:24] ²tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 25).