For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
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The verse 24 is found in chapter 3 of Jeremiah. God expresses his desire to treat Israel as a son and heir, but the people acknowledge their shame and idolatry. The final confession identifies the worship on the hills as the cause of their estrangement. The passage shows that genuine repentance begins when the people stop justifying their behavior and concretely acknowledge their sin.
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Und die Schande hat gefressen unsrer Väter Arbeit von unsrer Jugend auf samt ihren Schafen, Rindern, Söhnen und Töchtern.
Confusión consumió el trabajo de nuestros padres desde nuestra mocedad; sus ovejas, sus vacas, sus hijos y sus hijas.
Lo vergonzoso ha devorado el fruto del trabajo de nuestros antepasados desde nuestra juventud: sus ovejas y sus vacas, sus hijos y sus hijas.
Les idoles ont dévoré le produit du travail de nos pères, Dès notre jeunesse, Leurs brebis et leurs boeufs, leurs fils et leurs filles.
E quella cosa vergognosa ha consumata la sostanza de’ padri nostri, fin dalla nostra fanciullezza; le lor pecore, i lor buoi, i lor figliuoli, e le lor figliuole.
Porque a confusão devorou o trabalho de nossos pais desde a nossa mocidade; as suas ovelhas e o seu gado, os seus filhos e as suas filhas.
「從我們幼年以來,那可恥之物 吞吃了我們祖先勞碌得來的,就是他們的羊群、牛群和他們的兒女。
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