Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 2:32

"Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number." — Jeremiah 2:32 (ASV)

Or a bride her attire. —The word is rendered “headbands” in Isaiah 3:20, but here it probably means the “girdle” which formed the special distinction of the wife as contrasted with the maiden. Such a girdle, like the marriage ring with us, would be treasured by the bride all her life long. Even the outward memorial of her union with her husband would be dear to her. But Israel had forgotten her lord and husband Himself.