Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 3:24
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.
Amplified® Bible
[We have been ruined as a nation by our faithlessness and idolatry] for the shameful thing has consumed all for which our fathers toiled from our youth--their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Contemporary English Version
Since the days of our ancestors when our nation was young, that shameful god Baal has taken our crops and livestock, our sons and daughters.
Darby English Version
But shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Good News Bible
But the worship of Baal, the god of shame, has made us lose flocks and herds, sons and daughters---everything that our ancestors have worked for since ancient times.
King James Version
For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
New American Standard Bible
"But the shameful thing has consumed the labor of our fathers since our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
New International Version
From our youth shameful gods have consumed
the fruits of our fathers' labor—
their flocks and herds,
their sons and daughters.
New King James Version
For shame has devoured
The labor of our fathers from our youth&emdash;
Their flocks and their herds,
Their sons and their daughters.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But the shameful thing has consumed the labor of our fathers since our youth, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Revised Standard Version
"But from our youth the shameful thing has devoured all for which our fathers labored, their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Young's Literal Translation
And the shameful thing hath devoured The labour of our fathers from our youth, Their flock and their herd, Their sons and their daughters.
