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Jeremiah 2:21-23
International Standard Version
Jeremiah 2:21-23
International Standard Version
21 I planted you myself as a choice vine,
from the very best seed.[a]
How did you turn against me
into a degenerate and foreign vine?
22 Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,”
declares the Lord God.
Israel’s Passion for Sin
23 “How can you say, ‘I’m not defiled.
I haven’t gone after the Baals.’?[b]
Look at what you’ve done[c] in the valley.
Know what you have done.
You are a swift young camel galloping aimlessly;
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:21 Lit. faithful seed
- Jeremiah 2:23 I.e. images of the Canaanite storm god
- Jeremiah 2:23 Lit. at your way
International Standard Version (ISV)
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